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| Parakeets and Aggressive Behavior | 3/24/2009 |
Q: I have two parakeets (females) that have shared a cage for about 9 months. Everything seemed fine ...
A: Judy, The extra information you provided in your rating indicates to me that this bird might be ...
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| Lovebirds | 3/21/2009 |
Q: After searching for a perfect cage for a single lovebird, I have narrowed two down,they both are ...
A: Kelsang, If it's a choice between these 2 cages only, I would choose the long cage over the taller ...
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| Mixing conures with other birds | 3/13/2009 |
Q: I'd be really grateful for your advice. I have two sun conures, 6 yrs old which I've had since they ...
A: Andy, Yes, conures can be loud parrots! However, not all conures are screechers. Screeching ...
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| black masked lovebirds | 1/21/2009 |
Q: i bought a bonded pair of black masked love birds and the lady that had them prior to me too there ...
A: Chris, In my years of experience with lovies, I recommend you remove the pine shavings from the ...
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| death of cockatiel | 11/16/2008 |
Q: my female 11 year old cockatiel died this morning after flying into a window. she has done so on ...
A: Frank, I'm sorry for your loss. I'm not a vet, but the liquid was likely body fluids. This liquid ...
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| Feeding young conures | 11/4/2008 |
Q: I have a baby pineapple conure that is just getting it's feathers. I am syringe feeding it and all ...
A: Pam, When young parrots start nibbling on everything they can get their beaks on, it is time to ...
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| behavior change of my green-cheeked conure. | 10/19/2008 |
Q: My parrot started dumping his food from his food cup for no apparent reason. He is 6 years old. I ...
A: Lana, There isn't anything wrong with your conure. Actually, I don't know a conure that doesn't ...
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| Agression or naugthiness? | 9/5/2008 |
Q: me and my partner purchased two months ago a parrot which is 6 months old now. Sometimes it bites me ...
A: Ainhoa, Alicia sent your question to the question pool and I picked it up from there. You don't ...
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| Screaming Amazon | 8/30/2008 |
Q: I have a young female Yellow Crown Amazon - 10 months old - called sweet Pea. We are doing really ...
A: Mark, Danielle sent your question to the question pool and I picked it up from there. The larger ...
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| birds | 8/29/2008 |
Q: what will happen bird were mixed like a african grey congo and a alexdriean parraceet because my ...
A: Gianfranco, It depends on the personalities of the individual birds involved. Some birds get along ...
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| im concern about my quaker parrot | 8/16/2008 |
Q: I'm really worried about my quaker parrot because she seems to have like cold. she sneezes and her ...
A: Martha, It sounds like your quaker has a respiratory infection of some sort. You need to get this ...
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| lovebirds | 8/16/2008 |
Q: do lovebirds make good companion birds? my pet starling just died and i want a new bird.
A: Kinz, It depends on the individual bird involved and their life experiences with humans. They can ...
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| My 2 lovebirds | 8/16/2008 |
Q: I bought my parent raised lovebirds about a week and a half ago but I was wondering if I had gotten ...
A: Chantal, Chances are yes, one bird usually makes a better pet bird than a pair of birds. This is ...
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| Love birds & mites | 8/16/2008 |
Q: Does the bird mites spray tread the mites on love birds? How can i prevent my love bird form ...
A: Harve, Parrots don't normally get mites, unless they are exposed to something that has mites. Some ...
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| cocitiles | 8/15/2008 |
Q: my bird has been sitting right above her food dish like she is going to lay an egg. is she going to ...
A: Jayne, No one can answer the first question you have posted. Many birds sit above their food ...
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| cockatiel | 8/14/2008 |
Q: My question is my cockatiel have like 20 eggs .I don't see her going to the nest and check on them ...
A: Winette, Does your female tiel have a mate? If not, she's laying infertile eggs, i.e., they will ...
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| Love, hate relationship? | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I have had my green cheek conure for almost 3 years. Aside from being the grumpiest, tempermental ...
A: Stephanie, Your green cheek is probably a bit jealous of the patagonian, considering she was your ...
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| my love bird my love bird Evas annoyingness | 8/13/2008 |
Q: My love bird eva. shes about 3 months old, a peach faced handfed love bird. my love bird eva all ...
A: Katie, I'd look at her "noise" as a blessing! This means she's feeling good now after being ill. ...
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| Orange wing | 8/13/2008 |
Q: I've been looking all over the internet for this information and it doesn't seem forthcoming, i'd ...
A: Nil, Antibiotics don't treat viruses, so if you're on antibiotics, you have a bacterial infection ...
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| which parrot?....... | 8/12/2008 |
Q: i wanna get a pet parrot, i dont like the big BIG ones that can bite, and i kinda like the small or ...
A: Khaled, All parrots can bite....some do, some don't. Biting is a learned behavior with caged ...
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| am i doing the right thing ?help? | 8/9/2008 |
Q: 9 months ago i bought an indian ringneck parrot. I have 3 small terrier dogs who are inside dogs, ...
A: Lucy, Dogs and birds are natural enemies of one another. You'll need to keep the dogs separated ...
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| My Ruby | 8/9/2008 |
Q: Ruby, my 1 year old lorikeet, has laid an egg!! I was astonished as she has no mate. She is sitting ...
A: Anna, I raise lorikeets, too, and they are such nice birds! Single female parrots can lay ...
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| orange wing amazon parrots | 8/9/2008 |
Q: I am the proud owner of a pair of orange wing amazons, who are 100% tame pet birds. since 2006 they ...
A: Damian, In all my experiences with breeding parrots, including orange wings and other amazons, they ...
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| orange wing amazon parrots | 8/9/2008 |
Q: My pair of 100% tame pet orange wing amazons, have bred since sept2006 was 4 eggs 1 chick,aug07 ...
A: Damian, Sometimes pet/tame parrots don't make the best parent/breeding birds because of their ...
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| a few simple q's about my good friend | 8/9/2008 |
Q: i have a female cockatoo named barnie. she is amazing! i love coming home from work to her antics ...
A: Amy, Parrots like hair, whether it is on the top of the head, a man's whiskers/beard, a doll's ...
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| "clear eggs" | 8/7/2008 |
Q: "My Lifelong Dream" has been to breed parrots. I have a huge selection of books on the subject. ...
A: Jeff, Whomever answers this question would need more information from you in order to help. I'm on ...
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| Blue Headed Pionus Parrot | 8/7/2008 |
Q: We have had our parrot, Ducky, for around 6 years. We got him (we use him, but don't know the ...
A: Sadie, Sounds pretty normal to me. Based on the information in your post, it might be that when ...
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| sun conures | 8/7/2008 |
Q: I have been given a sun-conure that has one realy deformed foot,with only one claw and the other ...
A: Shirley, I'm glad this mistreated bird made its way to you. Sun conures are very nice pet parrots. ...
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| Goffin Cockatoo | 8/5/2008 |
Q: I have this 24 year old Coffin cockatoo that the owner has pawn off on people to take care of till ...
A: Cathy, First of all, you're dealing with a bird who obviously hasn't been exposed to many varieties ...
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| HELP! | 6/12/2008 |
Q: My parrakeet has went to the bottom of the cage I gave it water and food but it gets paler each ...
A: Cristopher, Your bird is most likely sick. When they go to the cage bottom and remain puffed up, ...
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| B&G Macaw | 6/3/2008 |
Q: Would you happen to know what it is if the B&G has blemishes on the white area of its face. could it ...
A: Gayle, For some reason, the person you sent your original request to could not answer. I picked ...
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| help me............my budgies | 5/24/2008 |
Q: its saad i am from pakistan and breedimg bidgies since one year i got 2 pairs and now i got 24 ...
A: Saad, For some reason, the person you sent your original request to could not answer. I picked ...
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| sick bird | 5/22/2008 |
Q: I have had African Lovebirds for about 2 years now. The birds diets consist of regular lovebird ...
A: Sarah, Your bird needs to be seen by a certified avian veterinarian ASAP. This bird is sick, needs ...
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| my quaker passed away | 5/3/2008 |
Q: ok, so here is my story. I bought a little quaker from my boss two years ago. I hand fed him, and ...
A: Casey, I'm so sorry for your loss. Your little quaker could have died as a result of many things. ...
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| human mate | 4/27/2008 |
Q: I adore my Senegal parrot Buddy, but sometimes when I am holding or playing with him, he displays ...
A: Steph, As far as your bird is concerned, you are his mate! You are his companion. Most of these ...
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| Lead poisoning in my umbrella cockatoo | 4/27/2008 |
Q: My cockatoo has been exposed to lead paint and I believe it is the cause of his severe illness. We ...
A: Andrea, I'm sorry to hear about your Too. Your bird needs a certified avian veterinarian ASAP. ...
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| Parrotlets | 4/27/2008 |
Q: I have a question about my P'let She looks as if all her feathers are ruffled up and gray, ...
A: Sheri, I'd really need to see a photo of your bird. Obviously the bird is molting if she has pin ...
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| Lost Louie | 4/27/2008 |
Q: I recently lost my best friend. Louie the green-cheeked conure. Im still crying from what happened 2 ...
A: Megan, I'm sorry about your loss. Keeping flight feathers clipped is one way to prevent this from ...
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| Aggressive Bird Behavior | 4/27/2008 |
Q: We have a black headed caique. He is about five years old and we've had him since he was about six ...
A: Marty, Is this bird bonded more to your hubby? Was your hubby lying/sitting next to you at the ...
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| Help with Lovebird feather problem | 4/20/2008 |
Q: About two years ago I bought a pair of peachfaced lovebirds who were 13 weeks old at the time. Since ...
A: Janice, I'd have to see a picture of the spot. However, I'll mention some things. You need to ...
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| which bird is easy to keep | 4/20/2008 |
Q: which bird is easy to keep lovebird, alexandrian parrot, finches, or any other one how much time ...
A: Nishant, No bird is "easy" to keep. All parrots need human interaction on a daily basis (the more ...
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| amazons & other parrots | 4/20/2008 |
Q: I would like to know if a Amazon can get along with other parrots such as a Cockatiel, Quaker, and ...
A: Karen, Yes they can, however, it depends on the personalities of the individual birds ...
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| OLD AMAZON PARROT | 4/20/2008 |
Q: I have my yellow naped amazon parrot for 28 years...the person before me had it for at least 15 ...
A: Barbara, Is your bird overweight? Amazons are very prone to obesity. If your bird is too heavy, ...
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| Cockteil unfertilized egg laying | 4/20/2008 |
Q: I have a cocketiel that has no exposure to other birds I noticed 3 days ago she had been sitting on ...
A: Christina, It is not unusual for a single female bird to lay infertile eggs when her hormones ...
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| Too old? | 4/13/2008 |
Q: I have a nice female pearl cockatiel and i wanted to know if 2 years old is to old to breed. Also is ...
A: Sarah, Two years old is an ideal age to start allowing your tiel to breed. They should be this old ...
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| Indian Ringneck Parakeets | 4/13/2008 |
Q: We have had a male and female ringneck parakeet for approximately 4 years. They were approximately ...
A: Dori, I'd say no about the aggressive behavior. If the male wanted to mate with his female, he ...
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| pulling feathers | 4/12/2008 |
Q: I have an African grey parrot name Charlie, She has all of a sudden become clumsy, after checking ...
A: Rachel, I'm not convinced that her clumsiness is from lack of some tail feathers and flight ...
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| Baby Lovebirds | 4/10/2008 |
Q: I have 4 baby lovebirds that I am handfeeding. They were pulled from the nest and parents at 2 ...
A: Jason, These babies will not lose their tameness staying with each other in the same cage since you ...
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| parents plucking babies | 4/10/2008 |
Q: Well, I never thought that this would happen to me. I have quite a bit of experience in birds, and a ...
A: Rachelle, Based on your post, I would remove these hatchlings right away and start handfeeding ...
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| grey weiro about 9 years old | 4/9/2008 |
Q: has been put on antibiotics for blood from bottom how long do you continue treatment. Also losing ...
A: Julie, Your bird should remain on the antibiotics for the length of time your certified avian ...
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| feathers | 4/8/2008 |
Q: I have an African grey.He/she is 4 years old.Recently I've noticed that his feathers have a ...
A: Dalia, Problems with feather quality can be so many different things. It could be the tea (why do ...
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| breeding | 4/7/2008 |
Q: We have a lutino female that is 2 years old and just purchased a normal gray that is about 1.5 years ...
A: Joseph, It takes time for 2 birds to get used to each other. I recommend you remove the nesting ...
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| Are stuffed toys safe? | 4/7/2008 |
Q: I am a new owner of a 6 week old baby yellow nape amazon. Is it safe to keep a stuffed animal in ...
A: Nicole, If this baby is able to tear up any toys, do not allow her/him to have these toys. I mean ...
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| splayed legs in a baby lovebird | 4/6/2008 |
Q: This is probably too late. My sister's lovebirds finally gave birth to a baby and kept it under the ...
A: Sharmie, I hate to say it, but I think it's too late. Splay leg correction has to occur before the ...
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| Advice required on Alexandrine sp. parrot | 4/6/2008 |
Q: I m a Pakistani, living in Lahore n have got a male parrot of alexandrine sp. of about 1 month of ...
A: Aasia, If your baby bird isn't completely feathered yet, you also need to ensure it is kept warm ...
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| my african grey will ot go on his perches | 4/6/2008 |
Q: I have been given a family African grey parrot to home from my granddad as his wife passed away a ...
A: John, Your post is very difficult to read because all the sentences run together, but I'll try to ...
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| ? african grey looking for 'dark places' | 4/5/2008 |
Q: I have a 4 year old african grey, who recently has become much more curious in finding a dark place ...
A: Craig, Sounds like your female is exhibiting nesting behavior. DO NOT put up a nesting box unless ...
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| indian ringed neck behaviour | 4/5/2008 |
Q: i have a 7 year old female Indian ringed neck that has plenty of toys company and a good view of the ...
A: Nicola, Your IRN is looking for a nesting place. She may lay infertile eggs (unless she has a mate ...
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| Keeps eyes closed | 4/2/2008 |
Q: I have an 18 month old Green Cheek conure who was to the vet less than 6 months ago and tested for ...
A: Lori, The expert you sent your original post to could not answer for some reason. I picked your ...
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| lovebird leg problem | 3/31/2008 |
Q: i just want to ask about a baby lovebird that i have, he's 3 weeks old and his legs are closed ...
A: Jimmy, The expert you sent your original question to could not answer for some reason. I picked up ...
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| indian ringnecks | 3/22/2008 |
Q: i would like to know if i should build them a aviary. Lisa 1 and 1/2 years looks like he/she is ...
A: Hannelore, The expert you sent your original post to could not answer. I picked up your post from ...
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| Alexandrine parakeet | 3/22/2008 |
Q: my four month old alex is recovering from bacterial entritis and is still on medication. However her ...
A: Sapna, The expert you sent your original post to could not answer. I picked up your post from the ...
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| Bald spots | 3/20/2008 |
Q: Our peonus (sp) parrot, Rocky, has a bald spot on the top/back of her head and we notice thinning of ...
A: Joanne, I found your question in the question pool. The expert you sent your original post to ...
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| sun conures | 3/19/2008 |
Q: i have a sun conure named sunny. we got him as a baby and he was as sweet as can be, he let us hold ...
A: Falicetee, I found your question in the question pool. The expert you sent your original post to ...
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| why my parrot looses more feathers? | 3/19/2008 |
Q: I have an indian ring neck parrot i thinks its female the problem is that every big feathers he ...
A: Imran, I found your question in the question pool. The expert you sent your original post to could ...
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| Cockteil unfertilized egg laying | 3/16/2008 |
Q: My bird is a healthy 6 Ayers old. She has no exposure to other birds. Since I bought this mirror my ...
A: Robert, Yes, remove the mirror. Your bird doesn't understand the concept of mirrors. Therefore, ...
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| Female Cockatiel's Droppings | 3/16/2008 |
Q: I've seperated my cockatiel pair, and everything is fine except for the female's droppings. They ...
A: Andrew, An all-seed diet is a poor diet for any parrot. She is not getting the nutrition she ...
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| Lovebirds baby egg problems urgent. | 3/11/2008 |
Q: i dont know why they did it and they have abondoned the 3rd egg so i took it out and put it in a ...
A: Louise, For some reason, the expert you sent your question to could not answer. I picked up your ...
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| BREEDING | 3/9/2008 |
Q: I HAVE A PARROT NAMED BARREN HE IS VERY GOOD WITH ME SEEING HOW I'M STILL CONSIDERED A KID I WANTED ...
A: Lexi, I really don't know, as I need more information from you. Is Barren a male yellow naped ...
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| peachface lovebirds | 3/2/2008 |
Q: I have 7 peach face lovebirds. They are around 6 or 7 months old. I live in a Indiana and right now ...
A: Peach, I live in Ohio, so I know your weather conditions. Although parrots can get used to cooler ...
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| Breeding Quakers | 3/2/2008 |
Q: I have a pair of Quakers that I've had for almost 2 years. I have never bred Quakers. The female, ...
A: Sharon, You haven't provide enough information. Is there a nesting box set up? Are these birds ...
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| Avocado | 3/2/2008 |
Q: Friends were over and had stuck some avocado in the cage of my Meyers Parrot before I noticed. The ...
A: Gus, I wouldn't worry about just barely a taste of avocado, as long as your bird is OK. If it were ...
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| conure food | 2/17/2008 |
Q: I have hand raised every thing from doves to b&g macaws to conures to starlings so I am not new to ...
A: Heidi, Normally, the food producer puts the ingredients of the food on their website, along with ...
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| 5 YR OLD MALE SENEGAL | 2/16/2008 |
Q: I just adopted the above bird and have a question about taming down my Senegal. Guenther was a ...
A: Kim, The chances of taming down a breeder bird of his age are slim to none, but it might be able to ...
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| conure food | 2/16/2008 |
Q: I have hand raised every thing from doves to b&g macaws to conures to starlings so I am not new to ...
A: Heidi, When I get a chance...... Look at the ingredients listing for this food and see what the ...
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| conure food | 2/16/2008 |
Q: I have hand raised every thing from doves to b&g macaws to conures to starlings so I am not new to ...
A: Heidi, Are you new to handfeeding? How old is this little Sun Conure you are getting? I prefer ...
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| questions | 2/16/2008 |
Q: i have 4 questions 1 how does it get food 2 how does it care for its babies 3what are predators to ...
A: Joseph, You are going to have to provide more information than this if you want someone to answer ...
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| senegal parrot | 2/3/2008 |
Q: I have a female senegal parrot for 12 or 13 years now. I discovered an egg this morning. There ...
A: Jeni, Single female birds can lay infertile eggs. Just leave the egg where she has laid it...more ...
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| Baby Ringneck | 2/3/2008 |
Q: Could you tell me when do baby ringnecks leave the nest and are they able to look after themselves ...
A: Sandra, Each baby bird is different, but most ringnecks would leave their nesting box at around 4 ...
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| help me | 2/2/2008 |
Q: first of all i believe i have a female parakeet and a male parakeet. Secondly the female is very ...
A: AA, 1. Male keets have blue ceres (the cere is the colored area above the beak). Females have ...
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| Indian Ringneck Parrot | 2/2/2008 |
Q: How old do Indian ring neck Parrots need to be before thay can talk? From Jack
A: Jack, There is no set age. It just depends on the individual bird. Some birds never talk....there ...
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| Male Cockatoo Screaming/Mating | 2/2/2008 |
Q: I rescued a 5 year old male cockatoo 2 months ago. He was slated to be put down due to the fact he ...
A: Brandi, Whomever was going to put this bird down for not mating, didn't know what they were doing. ...
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| Separating a pair | 2/2/2008 |
Q: Chrys, I have a cockatiel pair that have bred way to much, and I need to stop the breeding. I am ...
A: Andrew, You may not have to separate them. Have you first tried removing the nesting box? A ...
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| my cockatiel | 1/27/2008 |
Q: ALicia, I have a cockatiel named Java. I love him soooo much. But a lot of times when i bring ...
A: Matt, I'm not Alicia. Evidently, Alicia could not answer your questions because she sent your post ...
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| affrican grey parrots | 1/27/2008 |
Q: hi my parrot makes a funny noise when he does his droppings and he hasnt eaten for 2 days do you ...
A: Tarah, I picked up your question from the question pool this morning. For whatever reason, the ...
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| Un-fertile eggs?? | 1/27/2008 |
Q: I wrote to you on New Year's day about my conure Mimi, who laid 3 eggs during the Christmas holiday. ...
A: Renee, Sounds like she's about to abandon the nest. If she is back to her old self and staying out ...
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| what's wrong with my parrot? | 1/27/2008 |
Q: My blue-fronted amazon has behaved strange for a couple of days. He seemes tired and he is not as ...
A: Annette, I think your bird needs to be seen by a certified avian vet ASAP. Brown stuff from the ...
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| Peach-Faced Love Bird | 1/27/2008 |
Q: I have 3 baby peachface lovebirds. They are about 4 weeks old. Lately, the mother has being plucking ...
A: A, I picked up your question out of the question pool this morning. Whomever you sent your ...
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| Un-fertile eggs?? | 1/26/2008 |
Q: I wrote to you on New Year's day about my conure Mimi, who laid 3 eggs during the Christmas holiday. ...
A: Renee, When your bird abandons her eggs, she will leave the nest. She may toss the eggs out of the ...
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| Baby alexandrine ill | 1/26/2008 |
Q: I hav a baby alexandrine about 3 weeks old. Till yesterday this guy was active was eating peoperly i ...
A: Subbu, I don't have enough information from your post to help you out much. However, I can say ...
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| cockatiel behaviourable problem | 1/26/2008 |
Q: i have just brought a young pearl cockatiel which is constantly trying to eat at its tail feathers. ...
A: Sarah, How old is this young tiel? Are you sure the bird is trying to eat its tail feathers or ...
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| Conure beak issue | 1/22/2008 |
Q: I have sun conure, Rex, who is about two years old. He's in great form, full of his usual devilment, ...
A: Paulette, I found your post in the question pool this morning. Whomever you originally sent your ...
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| Excessive egg laying | 1/21/2008 |
Q: Charlie is 6 yr old Amazon Panama parrot. I have had her for 14 months. She doesn't have a mate, but ...
A: Sally, I found your post in the question pool this morning. Whomever you originally sent your ...
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| head bald | 1/20/2008 |
Q: i bought a plum headed parrot 2 days back.It looked healthy and very very active.Put him in a new ...
A: Saman, I picked up your post this morning from the question pool. Whomever you sent your questions ...
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| african grey change in behaviour | 1/20/2008 |
Q: Our 17 year old Grey that we have had for 4 years has recently started doing an unbearably high ...
A: Kathy, From the information in your post, it sounds like increased hormonal activity in your grey. ...
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| baby ringneck | 1/19/2008 |
Q: i have a breeding pair of ringnecks and their first baby has come out of its nest about 4-5 days ...
A: Karly, Taming a baby bird should start way before this. Actually, I would have recommended you ...
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| Senegal parrot | 1/18/2008 |
Q: I have had my senegal, Tweeters, since May 2007. I have never had a bird before so I am very ...
A: Beth, Step up problem - Sounds to me like perhaps Tweeters doesn't want off his/her cage if the ...
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| my cockatiel's droppings | 1/13/2008 |
Q: My cockatiel's droppings have been nothing but seeds and very watery (like he isn't digesting it). ...
A: Carole, Your bird needs to be seen by a certified avian vet ASAP. Whenever a bird has seed in its ...
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| love bird problem | 1/13/2008 |
Q: I have a peach faced love bird. I am unsure of his age, but I have had him right at 4 years. ...
A: Kristi, Your lovie has reached sexual maturity and is masterbating with his happy hut. This can ...
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| Conures | 1/12/2008 |
Q: Which breed of Conures tends to make the best pet? Also which are the quietest?
A: Chuck, Conures are not quiet birds! It's just the way they are made. All parrots make noise at ...
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| lovebirds | 1/12/2008 |
Q: my love birds have laid an egg, for the first day they sat on it but now seemed to loose interest, ...
A: Cassy, How old are your birds? Most parrots don't start incubating their eggs until the second egg ...
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| lovebird parrots | 1/11/2008 |
Q: i have 2, 13 month old lovebirds that i hand raised.they are not related.They have been housed ...
A: Selena, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not ...
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| Two Lovebird Question... | 1/11/2008 |
Q: I just got my lovebird January 9th. I had wanted to get one from a breeder, but when that fell ...
A: Jennifer, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not ...
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| Breeding Pacific Parrotlets | 1/10/2008 |
Q: I have a blue male and split to blue female that have bonded however have shown no interest in ...
A: JJ, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not answered ...
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| budgie scratching | 1/9/2008 |
Q: I have received 2 budgies as a gift 2 days ago. I have noticed that one of the budgies seems to ...
A: Tina, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not ...
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| Cockatiels | 1/9/2008 |
Q: I have a male & female cockatiel they laid 6 eggs only two out of the 6 hatched, the first one was ...
A: Vicki, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not ...
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| Budgies and love birds | 1/6/2008 |
Q: We had two budgies but one died over the holidays. Can we house another kind of bird with our ...
A: Shawnee, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not ...
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| wirrows cockatiles | 1/6/2008 |
Q: Can I live a male weirro with femal befor eggs hatch if so what about after he wont hurt babies and ...
A: Janet, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not ...
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| Cockatiels throwing out eggs | 1/5/2008 |
Q: I have 2 cockatiels 1 male 1 female and about 20 days have passed since she layed her first egg and ...
A: Bryan, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not ...
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| conures and canaries | 1/5/2008 |
Q: I have just built an aviary for my 8 canaries and have just be asked to take on 2 conures. Both are ...
A: Suyin, I would not mix these different species of birds in the same aviary for several reasons: - ...
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| Lovebird's beak. | 1/5/2008 |
Q: My 1 1/2 year old lovebird's beak looks dry, cracked, pale, and unhealthy. He has a cuttlebone, ...
A: Sarah, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not ...
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| female sun/male jenday | 1/3/2008 |
Q: we have a 3yr old male that has never seen a really bird,had him since he was a baby, just got a 11 ...
A: Carolyn, I found your post in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not answered ...
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| Love Birds | 1/2/2008 |
Q: I have two male love birds in an aviary, they have been together all their life, Can I introduce two ...
A: Brett, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not ...
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| taming budgies | 1/2/2008 |
Q: i have two budgies and i've recently seperated them in order to tame them, because its just to hard ...
A: Rockerfeller, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not ...
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| Beak Grinding | 1/2/2008 |
Q: I have sulfur crested cockatoo he is about 9 months old and says hello shakes hands gives kisses and ...
A: Ron, I found your question in the question pool this morning. I don't know why it was not answered ...
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| Something happen to our Mealy | 1/1/2008 |
Q: Yesterday, our parrot fell which is not uncommon, playing, he has lost his grip and fell to the ...
A: David, Happy New Year! Your bird could have had a stroke or could have had a seizure or other. ...
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| seizures in parakeets | 12/31/2007 |
Q: ..I have a blue and white parakeet named Robin...he/she is somewhere between 8 and 10 yrs old...this ...
A: Joyce, You need to get this bird to a certified avian veterinarian right away. Your bird could be ...
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| bird bath causing seizures | 12/31/2007 |
Q: I was just wondering if you have ever heard of amazons having any forms of seizures while bathing ...
A: Janice, Most birds don't like cold water very much. You need to get your amazon to a certified ...
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| wings clipped and teaching to talk | 12/30/2007 |
Q: it was nice to know about you , well i need some information from your side, i have an african ...
A: Sunny, When you say "plucking," is this bird actually pulling out its feathers or just "preening" ...
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| Cockatiel | 12/29/2007 |
Q: A few months ago my neighbor called me because he had a cockatiel on his car and thought it was mine ...
A: Lucy, Birds won't eat foods they don't recognize as food. Don't expect your tiel to eat a new food ...
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| Cockatiel egg | 12/29/2007 |
Q: My pair has decided to lay again, and the first egg seems transparent. Even without a light, I can ...
A: Andrew, No. Every egg has an air sac at the big end of the egg. This air is what the developing ...
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| wings clipped and teaching to talk | 12/29/2007 |
Q: it was nice to know about you , well i need some information from your side, i have an african ...
A: Sunny, Sounds to me like your grey is well on its way to "talking" in the near future. Be ...
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| wings clipped and teaching to talk | 12/28/2007 |
Q: it was nice to know about you , well i need some information from your side, i have an african ...
A: Sunny, Learning to mimic (birds mimic...they don't actually talk) has nothing to do with trimming ...
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| Baby cockatiel | 12/28/2007 |
Q: I have two cockateils 1 male one female the laid 5 eggs the first egg hatched on 12/10/07, the baby ...
A: Vicki, I would suspect this egg was one of the eggs that was not going to hatch. There may not ...
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| blue and gold macaws | 12/28/2007 |
Q: I have had zoey about 10 years now. This morning she laid her very first egg. She has not been ...
A: Bob, Just leave the egg alone. She will eventually abandon it when she realizes it will not hatch. ...
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| hand rearing a 4 week old love bird | 12/27/2007 |
Q: on the 6th december i just did a routne check ov my nesting boxes and to my suprise i found a baby ...
A: Tracey, Weight loss in a baby bird of 4 weeks of age is only normal when they are weaning and also ...
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| hi | 12/27/2007 |
Q: i was wondering why my cockatiels hate me, and i also have a 2 month old lutino cockatiel, he/she ...
A: Monsoy, I have no idea why your tiels hate you! Maybe they don't hate you, but just aren't tame. ...
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| hand rearing a 4 week old love bird | 12/26/2007 |
Q: on the 6th december i just did a routne check ov my nesting boxes and to my suprise i found a baby ...
A: Tracey, Congratulations! Yes, at 4 weeks of age, the bird is ready to start the weaning process. ...
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| blood on wings | 12/26/2007 |
Q: I have a male Cockateil who is about 5 or 6 months old. We bought him in October from a local Avian ...
A: Debra, Happy holidays! The cage you have your tiel in is too small. Your bird flapping its wings ...
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| bird props | 12/26/2007 |
Q: I have a peach faced lovebird and I've taught many tricks. I just cannot find any of the nice props ...
A: Christina, Sorry, but I can't help you with this one. I have no idea where you can purchase these ...
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| Baby cockatiel | 12/25/2007 |
Q: I have two cockateils 1 male one female the laid 5 eggs the first egg hatched on 12/10/07, the baby ...
A: Vicki, Merry Christmas! Obviously, some of the eggs are not going to hatch, as the eggs should ...
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| Budgies will be friends??? | 12/24/2007 |
Q: im preaty new as a pet owner so i hope you can help me with my question, i bought 4 months ago two ...
A: Maria, Happy New Year! Your question was in the question pool...evidently the person you sent your ...
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| biting | 12/24/2007 |
Q: kelli I have an African gray parrot which came to us in Pretoria from cape town, about three days ...
A: Tristan, Happy New Year! Your question was in the question pool...evidently the person you sent ...
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| parakeet handling | 12/22/2007 |
Q: I bought a young parakeet yesterday. It still has stripes on its head all the way to its bill and ...
A: Kim, Happy New Year! Your question was in the question pool...evidently the person you sent your ...
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| quaker parrot/parakeet | 12/19/2007 |
Q: I have a green and gray quaker parrot I have seen them called parrots and parakeets, Normally quaker ...
A: Benjamin, Happy New Year! Your question was in the question pool...evidently the person you sent ...
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| Birds and Kittens | 12/18/2007 |
Q: I will soon be marrying a man with 3 birds in 2 cages (a 22 year old cockatiel, and 2 darling love ...
A: Michaelann, Happy New Year! Your question was in the question pool...evidently the person you sent ...
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| Very shy lovebirds | 12/17/2007 |
Q: I have a pair of lovebirds, and they are very happy with each other, but they are very shy. As soon ...
A: Keira, Happy New Year! Your question was in the question pool...evidently the person you sent your ...
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| Egg Eating | 12/15/2007 |
Q: I have had my pair of sun conures for about 2 years now. They are about 5 yrs and just recently ...
A: Erik, Yes, I did misunderstand. Were these eggs due to be hatching soon? If so, what most likely ...
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| Egg Eating | 12/15/2007 |
Q: I have had my pair of sun conures for about 2 years now. They are about 5 yrs and just recently ...
A: Erik, This pair most likely ate their eggs because they were laid on the cage bottom. Cage bottoms ...
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| parakeet and a parrot?? | 12/15/2007 |
Q: can a female parrot and a male parakeet hatch eggs???
A: Gaby, Happy New Year! Your question was in the question pool...evidently the person you sent your ...
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| birds | 12/15/2007 |
Q: can you put a african grey in the same cage with a blue front amazon.
A: Debra, It just depends on the personalities of the individual birds involved. Each bird is ...
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| Sun Conure Breeding | 12/14/2007 |
Q: We have a pair of suns that have been breeding for about 4-5 yrs. and they have recently started ...
A: Kelly, I picked your question up from the question pool. Are you overbreeding your birds? The ...
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| Blue and Gold Macaw | 12/13/2007 |
Q: I just bought Coco. She seems to make this whispering almost air passing when she is on your ...
A: Traci, I picked your question up from the question pool. Whomever you sent your post to couldn't ...
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| Refusing to eat n eating lesser than usual | 12/12/2007 |
Q: I have an african grey parrot. He is nearing 5 years of age. He always loving eating and playing. ...
A: Revathy, I picked your question up from the question pool. If your bird isn't eating, yes, it's a ...
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| amazon parrot | 12/9/2007 |
Q: i just got a amazon parrot 2 weeks ago it seems to be having trouble with his bowel movements, is ...
A: Candie, You'll need to explain what you mean by having trouble ith bowel movements, i.e., too ...
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| Senegal | 12/8/2007 |
Q: I am trying to find a baby Senegal that is weaned and not too expensive, do you know any places i ...
A: Tim, Only if you live in Ohio. Otherwise, you'll need to check your local phone book, classified ...
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| Lovebird - Possible infection?? | 12/8/2007 |
Q: Our lovebird presents with a small cluster of feathers on the left side of it's head, just behind ...
A: Kevin, A visit to a certified avian vet is probably in order. Be sure this mass isn't just dried ...
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| sun conure | 12/8/2007 |
Q: i have a question about my sun conure and i am hopeing you might be able to help me. i have a 6 ...
A: Aimee, At 6 months of age, your sun conure is experiencing his/her first molt. This is the reason ...
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| sun conure | 12/8/2007 |
Q: my friend has a female sun conure that for the past couple weeks been laying eggs and pulling out ...
A: Trey, Nothing is wrong. This bird is perfectly normal. Some female parrots pull their chest ...
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| I have baby lovebirds | 12/7/2007 |
Q: My female black faced loverbird Juliet had eggs awhile back but pushed them out of her nest so we ...
A: Hope, Congratulations on the baby lovies! It would really be best to clean the area where the ...
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| Cockatiel with eye problem | 12/6/2007 |
Q: We have just noticed our 2 year old female cockatiel has a small pink dot on her eye line I thought ...
A: Jan, I don't know precisely what this is based on your post. However, it could be a spot where ...
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| Lillie | 12/5/2007 |
Q: I wrote to you a while back about our baby umbrella cockatoo, which was hand reared for which I ...
A: Jacqueline, I picked your question up from the question pool. Evidently, Dianna couldn't answer ...
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| Parrot bitting her feathers | 12/5/2007 |
Q: I have a Senegal parrot which I have had for three years now and she is as one of the family but ...
A: Heath, I want to caution you against allowing your birds to have free roam in your home while you ...
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| A baby RingNeck is arriving soon!!! URGENT | 12/3/2007 |
Q: I hav ordered a baby normal green indian ring neck. Im going 2 get it this sunday at 3 weeks old. I ...
A: Shereen, Additional information - If you end up handfeeding this baby, feed it the same handfeeding ...
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| Cockatiels | 12/2/2007 |
Q: Can two breeding pairs of cockatiels live peacefully in a 3m x 4m aviary with two breeding boxes.
A: Kylie, It depends on the personalities of all the birds involved, however, I don't recommend ...
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| My parrolets | 11/29/2007 |
Q: I've two parrolets, male and female. The have begun to loose feathers. The female has lost most of ...
A: Viviana, I picked up your question from the question pool (whomever you sent your question to ...
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| senegal parrot | 11/29/2007 |
Q: The senegal that I have is more or less a year old now but has starte by sometimes drooping his/her ...
A: Monica, I need more information in order to help you and your bird. How often does this behavior ...
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| princess parrot | 11/28/2007 |
Q: i was wondering if you could tell me how much and how often i have to feed a baby princess.it is 5-7 ...
A: Tracy, It depends on how far along this bird is in its development. Each baby bird is different. ...
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| lovebirds | 11/25/2007 |
Q: How long does it take for the babies to hatch ?the mom she is very mean the pop is real gently ...
A: Wanda, It takes approximately 18 days after incubation begins for eggs to hatch, if they are ...
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| Parrot breeding | 11/25/2007 |
Q: I have a Meyers Parrot, i dont know what sex he/she is cause i wasnt interested in breeding, so i ...
A: Janice, Not necessarily. Male parrots can become bonded to humans just the same as female parrots, ...
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| lovebirds | 11/23/2007 |
Q: we have 2 lovebirds and we want to know the sex of them. one is slightly older than the other & ...
A: Bernice, Lovies have to be DNA sexed if you want to be sure of their sexes. Visit Avian Biotech or ...
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| Proximity of two macaws | 11/23/2007 |
Q: I have a 3year old B&G and a 6year old DYHAmazon outside in large, side-by-side cages (we're in ...
A: Manny, There is no way to predict what 2 parrots will do in any situation. All you can do is try ...
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| My two Cockatiels | 11/22/2007 |
Q: I was given two cockatiels about 4 months ago by a friends inlaws. They moved away and couldn't ...
A: Carmela, These birds aren't tame. They climb to the back of the cage and shake because they are ...
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| foor of Indian cuckoos | 11/22/2007 |
Q: Kindly let me know the good food for Indian cuckoos.
A: Prof Ravindhranath, I don't know of such a parrot called "Indian cuckoos." "Cockatoos," which are ...
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| handrearing 4 week old indian ringneck | 11/22/2007 |
Q: I checked our breeder box this morning only to find our 4 week old indian ringneck hardly moving and ...
A: Charlie, Good thing you found this baby when you did. There's something wrong here because this ...
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| intestinal yeast infection in cockatoo | 11/22/2007 |
Q: Is their a healthy alternative to nystatin for yeast infectin in cockatoo?
A: Maureen, You can try plain vanilla Yogurt if your bird will eat it, but if you've had this bird to ...
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| blue front amazon | 11/13/2007 |
Q: elmo is 5 months old and is not loving or social,he's happy left alone. he growls and seems to have ...
A: Jackie, Was this amazon handfed as a baby using baby parrot handfeeding formula with a handfeeding ...
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| My tame bird suddenly bites | 11/11/2007 |
Q: I've had my parakeet for about five months now. He learned very quickly to step on my finger and ...
A: Desiree, Birds prefer other birds to humans. How long have you had the female? This is most ...
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| hi again | 11/10/2007 |
Q: it seems that your maxed out on the budgies section, but available on this one. YAY!! evie Does have ...
A: Susan, Either way you want to go with the cages would be fine. You can often find cages at flea ...
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| My tame bird suddenly bites | 11/10/2007 |
Q: I've had my parakeet for about five months now. He learned very quickly to step on my finger and ...
A: Desiree, You have such a pretty name! With the additional information I think what's happening is ...
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| My tame bird suddenly bites | 11/10/2007 |
Q: I've had my parakeet for about five months now. He learned very quickly to step on my finger and ...
A: Desiree, How old is the bird? What are you doing when the bird attacks your finger? What is the ...
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| Baby Lovebirds | 11/10/2007 |
Q: I have a masked female lovebird and a male violet lovebird. They currently have 3 eggs, with the ...
A: Darren, Coloration of a bird not only depends on the coloration (phenotype) of the parents, but ...
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| Re: My African Grey | 11/7/2007 |
Q: I have a male African Grey who is quite tame and comes out of his cage without problems. He allows ...
A: Cecil, Not all birds talk (they actually mimic sounds, don't actually "talk"). There are no ...
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| Unfertilized Lovebird eggs/Pairing up Lovebirds | 11/7/2007 |
Q: ok, I have 4 lovebirds. two pairs of 2. about a month ago, Kiwi laid eggs. I was so excited and I ...
A: Tracie, I recommend you DNA sex your lovebirds so you know what sexes you have and then pair them ...
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| budgie training | 11/4/2007 |
Q: we have been given a budgie, 9 months old, never been trained. We have had him for several weeks, ...
A: Fay, This bird isn't tame. This is why he won't come on your finger. You just have to keep ...
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| african grey | 11/4/2007 |
Q: i have an African grey about 5 months old. He has been plucking a few feathers. He doesn't pick ...
A: Ashley, Jordan is no longer an expert on this site. Are you sure your grey isn't molting? Birds ...
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| My pet cockatiel. | 11/4/2007 |
Q: I've asked you a question before about my bird, Gabi. It was about 2 strange 'lumps' that had ...
A: Kayla, Clipping flight feathers can be a very traumatic experience for a bird. Your bird acted ...
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| living together | 11/3/2007 |
Q: Can a parrot and a parakeet live in the same cage peacefully or will they not get along?
A: Jenn, Parrots are any bird with a hooked beak. Therefore, you will have to be more specific about ...
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| living together | 11/3/2007 |
Q: Can a parrot and a parakeet live in the same cage peacefully?
A: Jenn, A parakeet is a parrot and so are any birds with hooked beaks. You'll need to be more ...
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| Sun Conure depression? | 11/3/2007 |
Q: Our sun conure has become mopey over the past two weeks and hasn't been as chipper or as loud as he ...
A: Michael, Your bird could be going through a molt. Molting happens at least once per year. Molting ...
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| Fighting Lovebirds | 11/3/2007 |
Q: Today I bought a female for my male black-masked lovebird. The female is a peach face. After a while ...
A: Jorge, Their fighting is perfectly normal for 2 birds that don't know each other. Just because we ...
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| Query on parrots | 11/3/2007 |
Q: I am having a female parrot at my residence since last 2 years. Currently she has layed 2 eggs (each ...
A: Lalu, Your female is laying infertile eggs due to hormonal activity. The eggs will not hatch. ...
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| macaws | 11/2/2007 |
Q: I adopted a Serve Macaw she is 8 yrs and can not hear. We are getting along fine and learning each ...
A: Debbie, This behavior is normal in the sense that most birds love to hide in/under things, ...
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| Cockatiel Eggs | 10/28/2007 |
Q: my female was laying eggs way before we introduced her to the male. The 3rd day the male was with ...
A: Cyndi, How is it that the male is standing on top of the nesting box? Is the box inside the cage ...
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| Showing Lovebirds | 10/27/2007 |
Q: I am really interested in showing my lovebirds. I don't know of any places in New York and P.A area. ...
A: Mitch, I'm sorry I can't help you with this. You'll need to check newspapers, local lovie or bird ...
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| eggbound cockatiel? | 10/27/2007 |
Q: I have a pair of cockatiels and the person I got them from told me that the female will lay eggs but ...
A: Bea, If you are saying you can see an egg partially sticking out of the bird's vent, then you need ...
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| Cockatiel Eggs | 10/21/2007 |
Q: my female was laying eggs way before we introduced her to the male. The 3rd day the male was with ...
A: Cyndi, Your female could be laying infertile eggs due to hormonal activity. Usually, birds need to ...
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| cockatiel infertility | 10/20/2007 |
Q: I have a 9 year old male cockatiel and a 2 year old female. I have seen them breeding and they now ...
A: Linda, Your male isn't too old to be fertile, but he may be infertile for some other reason or have ...
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| budgies | 10/20/2007 |
Q: dark green hen? thanks email me back as soon as possible Matt
A: Matt, I couldn't tell you. It depends on what color genes they have inside. I would have to also ...
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| Is my bird sick or depressed? | 10/17/2007 |
Q: Since my female budgie is dead my male budgie starting vomiting and he's feathers are flowing all ...
A: Sabrina, There may be several things going on here. Your bird could be molting, which could ...
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| cockatiels choking on a whole cashew | 10/16/2007 |
Q: Could you give me some advice (or direct me to someone who can). Today I took my sick cockatiel to ...
A: Amanda. Again, it depends on how big the nut was. If this cashew filled the bird's entire crop, ...
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| Ring Neck Parrot - breeding | 10/14/2007 |
Q: I have 2 differnt parrots, an indian ring neck - yellow with a red ring and a blue princess parrot ...
A: Kerry, I'm not familiar with blue princess parrots. Do these species of birds have a different ...
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| indian ringneck | 10/13/2007 |
Q: I have a 5 week old indian ringneck I have had great help from alicia but it says she is on vacation ...
A: Karen, If the bird is spitting the handfeeding formula out, you are overfeeding or the bird is ...
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| indian ringneck | 10/13/2007 |
Q: I have a 5 week old indian ringneck I have had great help from alicia but it says she is on vacation ...
A: Karen, How big of a syringe are you using to feed...10 cc's, 20 cc's, etc.? A parrot this size ...
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| How do i get my lovebird to bond with me? | 10/10/2007 |
Q: I have a pet Peachface Lovebird who is very tame and does not bite. The only problem is that he ...
A: Lisa, Your lovie is afraid outside his cage for some reason. Realize that your bird's cage is his ...
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| Eye promblem. | 10/8/2007 |
Q: My cockatiel is about 3 to 4 months old and he is happy and acts fine, but around his right eye his ...
A: Kaitlynn, Your bird could have an eye injury, eye infection, scaly f ace mites, respiratory ...
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| baby parrotlets | 10/7/2007 |
Q: We are handraising baby parrotlets because their parents killed one and was attacking the other ...
A: Diane, I seriously doubt the older bird died as a result of feeding its younger siblings. It would ...
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| Lovebird | 10/7/2007 |
Q: Yesterday i bought a baby lovebird. We dont know the sex,nor the actual age,but the keeper said they ...
A: Jordan, I think youmay be asking too much from your new lovie! If you just bought this bird ...
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| canaries | 10/7/2007 |
Q: We have male & female canaries (1 each) with budgies and parrots - the canary has just hatched out ...
A: Dorothy, I don't know anything about canaries specifically...they are different subspecies of bird ...
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| Cockatiels | 9/29/2007 |
Q: I have another question about my new cockatiel. Hes around 3 months old,And a male lutino. Whenever ...
A: Jordan, Your tiel shakes his head like this when you talk, etc., to him because he's listening to ...
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| Cockatiels | 9/28/2007 |
Q: I'm really happy you can help me ! I got a male ( i think )lutino cockatiel,3 months, yesterday, ...
A: Jordan, It takes time to work with a new bird. Most birds purchased in a shop aren't this tame, so ...
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| african greys | 9/17/2007 |
Q: i have got 2 african greys(not sexed) in a extremely large cage. they have been together fo almost 3 ...
A: Sallyann, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to ...
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| please help | 9/16/2007 |
Q: i have a 3 year old amazon blue front and was thinking of getting a companion in an african grey for ...
A: Sue, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch up. ...
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| Breeding in Congo Grey | 9/16/2007 |
Q: First of all i like to thank u people for solving our problems. My question is that can i keep my 2 ...
A: Shani, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch ...
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| Taking Care of Baby Parakeets | 9/15/2007 |
Q: I want to hatch some parakeet eggs but I don't know how to take care care of them. like want do i ...
A: Adriana, I'm sorry I'm late answering your question. I've been sick and in the hospital. The ...
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| CITRON COCKATOO | 9/9/2007 |
Q: Im wanting to purchasing a Citron. There is a female (4 months old) Im interested also a male (3 ...
A: JJ, If these people aren't answering your questions satisfactorily, I'd hesitate dealing with them. ...
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| overpreening african grey baby | 9/9/2007 |
Q: I have 3 macaws which i hand reared 2. yesterday a friend of mine who owns a wonderful bird shop ...
A: Nikki, The experts name is Jennifer. Find her under "birds-general" or "parrots" category on this ...
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| CITRON COCKATOO | 9/8/2007 |
Q: Im wanting to purchasing a Citron. There is a female (4 months old) Im interested also a male (3 ...
A: JJ, I recommend you purchase a just-weaned, handfed, baby bird from a reputable parrot breeder if ...
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| Hand feeding baby Hahn's | 9/2/2007 |
Q: I have a pair of Hahn's Macaws. Every time she hatches an egg she will kill the first born. I'm ...
A: Janet, Lots of the bigger parrots kill their babies when they hatch out. If this baby is only 4 ...
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| hi | 9/2/2007 |
Q: um my question is: Is it ok to take my quaker parrot outside in the streets? i have been having my ...
A: Kathy, I don't know the laws in NY. You'll need to check with the state agricultural department or ...
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| When should the weaning period end for a Goffin Cockatoo? | 9/1/2007 |
Q: I have a 5 month old goffin who is displaying the "feed me" behavior even though she feeds on ...
A: JJ, Perhaps your bird isn't getting enough variety in foods if she is just on pellets. She needs ...
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| Which One ? | 9/1/2007 |
Q: I am wanting either a parrot or cockatiel, but was wondering which is easier to train. Have heard so ...
A: Laura, All birds with hooked beaks are parrots, including parakeets. Therefore, you'll need to be ...
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| keeping canaries and budgies | 9/1/2007 |
Q: is it safe to keep canaries and budgies together in a large outdoor aviary with lots of feeders and ...
A: Denise. It depends on the individual birds involved. Some birds get along well together and some ...
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| hi | 9/1/2007 |
Q: um my question is: Is it ok to take my quaker parrot outside in the streets? i have been having my ...
A: Kathy, Yes, your bird can fly away and never come back if you take him outside. You can have his ...
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| AFRICAN GREY BREEDING | 9/1/2007 |
Q: CHRYS. Hope everything will b fine overthere. I have been helped by previous answers of u people, so ...
A: Shani, I'm glad we've been able to help you here. When you are dealing with the larger parrots, ...
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| COCKATOOS AND GREYS | 8/26/2007 |
Q: CAN A TOO AND A GREY BOTH ABOUT 1 YR OLD BE CAGED TOGETHER IN A LARGE CAGE AND IF SO WHAT PROBLEMS ...
A: Bill, Yes, it's possible, but it depends on the personalities of the individual birds involved. ...
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| a pair of lovebirds | 8/26/2007 |
Q: i have already had my new lovebird Phoenix in quarentine. it has been 4 days that i put his cage ...
A: Tanya, It often takes time for 2 birds to get used to each other, especially when 1 has been the ...
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| african lovebird mating | 8/26/2007 |
Q: ..i'm from Philippines! i saw my pair of lovies mating about 4 times this month but they need more ...
A: Julius, Do not put anything inside the nesting box. Place newspaper, paper towels, straw, dried ...
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| Two Parakeets of Mine Flew Away. | 8/26/2007 |
Q: Two of my parakeets flew off into the air outside today. It was one of the saddest times I have ever ...
A: I forgot to say something. You could keep their cage outside with food/water in it and perhaps the ...
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| cockatiel | 8/25/2007 |
Q: my best friend had a pair of cockatiels. after about 2 weeks after they mated and laid thier eggs ...
A: Becca, I really need to know how old the eggs are, but if the female is no longer incubating them, ...
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| Parrotlet | 8/25/2007 |
Q: I have a pacific parrotlet. She has two yellow feathers on her back and I was wondering if this ...
A: Diane, I don't think so. I've never seen a pied pacific parrotlet (I've never seen a pied ...
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| Lovebirds | 8/25/2007 |
Q: I have a pair of dutch blue, violet factor peachfaced lovebirds that I want to breed. They seem to ...
A: Diane, What type of material did you put in the bottom of the cage? Lovebirds like to tear up ...
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| Once again, a breeding question | 8/25/2007 |
Q: My cockatiel pair's starting laying yet another clutch. If I remove the one baby that is in the ...
A: Andrew, Your tiel will probably lay 4-6 eggs in this second clutch. You can't stop her from laying ...
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| it's about my 8 week old orange wing amazon | 8/25/2007 |
Q: Hey Chrys,this is kind of an emergency question sorry to bother but my 8 week old amazon just broke ...
A: Jason, Is the nail bleeding? If not, then nothing to worry about. The nail will grow back. If ...
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| putting parrot into carrier | 8/19/2007 |
Q: We adopted a eclectus parrot about a month ago and she needs her wings clipped. We tried to put her ...
A: I forgot to give you my website: www.angelfire.com/falcon/birdinfo/index.html Chrys ...
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| Egg not hatching. | 8/19/2007 |
Q: I have a cockatiel pair, and this is they're second straight clutch. When the 5 eggs were laid, they ...
A: Andrew. I doubt this egg is any good. It's way over hatching date. You might want to candle it ...
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| need help | 8/19/2007 |
Q: is it ok to introduce nesting material in the nest box when the lovebirds have laid eggs and are ...
A: Affan, Don't put anything in the nesting box. Leave it in the bottom of the cage and let the birds ...
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| My bird | 8/19/2007 |
Q: I have a girl bird... And I want to get her a buddy! I'm wanting to put them in the same cage but, ...
A: Kelly, What type of birds are you referring to here? First of all, you need to quarantine a new ...
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| MALE ALEXANDRINE PARROT | 8/18/2007 |
Q: ..i have 4year old male alexandrine parrot which is a aviary bird,about 2months ago i came home and ...
A: Joe, Have you been taking this parrot to a certified avian vet? A regular cat/dog vet won't ...
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| Older Alexandrine and Purchasing a Baby Companion? | 8/12/2007 |
Q: I have a loving, 12-year old Alexadrine ringneck that chirp incessantly now. It's very shrill and ...
A: Andrea, Is the bird chirping or screaming? There is a big difference. Usually this means that ...
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| Fearful Black Capped Conure | 8/12/2007 |
Q: I acquired a 13 year old breeder Black Capped. When I walk up to the cage he will move to the back ...
A: John, If this is/was a breeder bird, the bird is probably not very tame (birds prefer other birds ...
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| Are they in love? | 8/11/2007 |
Q: ..this day i saw my pair of african lovebirds mating? for the first time but need more practice of ...
A: Julius, I don't know anything about chickens, but yes, your lovies are mating. Lovebirds have to ...
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| weiros | 8/5/2007 |
Q: I have a 14 week old weiro who weighs 98g, I just wanted to check that this weight is healthy! Also, ...
A: Carla, I'd say 98 grams is a good weight for a 14-week old tiel. Tiels/weiros come in all sizes, ...
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| Quaker Parrot Chewing Feet! | 8/4/2007 |
Q: Our family has a Quaker Parrot which we have had for a couple of years now. He has lately started to ...
A: Lauren, You need to take your quaker to a certified avian vet to find out what is going on with ...
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| rosellas | 7/29/2007 |
Q: can you ao tell me is it a parrot or a parakeet. and how to hand tame them. i also want to know how ...
A: Adeel. All parrots have the ability to speak, however, some do, some don't. It just depends on the ...
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| lovebird losing feathers | 7/29/2007 |
Q: My lovebird is started losing feathers around her neck about 3-4 months ago. At first I thought it ...
A: Debrah, Each bird is different so this would have nothing to do with other lovies you've had not ...
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| B&G | 7/28/2007 |
Q: I recently got a B & G Macaw from someone that couldn't take care of her. He had the bird for 3 ...
A: Avanti, You've done good by taking this bird in. I'm going to address each of your concerns ...
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| Finger sucking behaviour | 7/28/2007 |
Q: My son has 1 yr old ring necked parakeet that has started "sucking" on his finger - like the way a ...
A: Wendy, I think the behavior you are describing is the result of this bird being handfed as a baby. ...
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| lovebird losing feathers | 7/28/2007 |
Q: My lovebird is started losing feathers around her neck about 3-4 months ago. At first I thought it ...
A: Debrah, What type of diet is your lovie on? Is she the only bird in the house or does she have a ...
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| fertile eggs and incubation | 7/22/2007 |
Q: i have recently decided that with my knowledge of hand rearing macaws.I want to buy fertile eggs and ...
A: Mark, First of all, I don't believe in the "buy fertile eggs and incubate them." A fertile egg ...
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| breeding cockatiels age both 2 yrs old same batch | 7/22/2007 |
Q: I have two birds from the same batch,they have mated and my female has layed eggs at the bottom of ...
A: Michelle. You really don't want 2 birds that are related to breed and produce offspring. Would be ...
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| feather loss | 7/21/2007 |
Q: My 3 year old African Grey (Bobbie)is losing (his/her)I don't know which, under feathers at a rapid ...
A: Jeanne. Feather plucking in parrots can be attributed to many things. Can be medical or ...
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| BEAK | 7/21/2007 |
Q: A 6 YEAR OLD AFRICAN GREY HAS OWNED ME SINCE THE AGE OF 8 WEEKS. HE US A DELIGHT AND GIVE MS ...
A: Lynne. Your grey might need to have his beak trimmed. You can send me a picture at ...
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| quaker not interested in his food!!!! | 7/21/2007 |
Q: hey,chrys,my quaker hasn't been recently taking interest in his food,i have been only feeding him ...
A: Usman. It could be that the bird is bored with just the brown rice and mixed veggies every day. ...
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| Indian Ringneck | 7/15/2007 |
Q: Could you tell me how long it takes for the ring to appear on a young male indian ringneck? Also, ...
A: Sam, I believe the ring starts to appear when the bird is about 1 year of age. I don't know of any ...
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| 3 birds together and why is one following the other everywhere | 7/14/2007 |
Q: We have 3 birds, a cockatiel, a sun conure and a green cheeked conure. We started with Buddy the ...
A: Maureen. You have an interesting situation going on here and you probably have several different ...
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| Baby and plucked feathers | 7/14/2007 |
Q: I have a pair with 3 babies. I noticed the youngest has had feather loss on its lower back and under ...
A: Andrew. Baby tiels that are parent-raised usually don't wean completely until they are about 8 wks ...
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| 3 birds together and why is one following the other everywhere | 7/14/2007 |
Q: We have 3 birds, a cockatiel, a sun conure and a green cheeked conure. We started with Buddy the ...
A: Maureen. I need more details. How old are each of these birds? How long have you had them? Do ...
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| Baby and plucked feathers | 7/14/2007 |
Q: I have a pair with 3 babies. I noticed the youngest has had feather loss on its lower back and under ...
A: Andrew. I'm not sure what your question(s)/concern(s) are. How old are these babies? Are the ...
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| indian ringneck problem screaming behaviour | 6/25/2007 |
Q: This is a question for my dad and stepmum who have two Indian ring-necks. They are both male, and ...
A: Katy. Parrots normally scream for a reason...it could be boredom, could be them lacking something ...
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| Taming older lovebirds | 6/25/2007 |
Q: I have two lovebirds who are approximately ten or eleven months old. I bought them together (but not ...
A: Katy - The particular information you asked for can be found on my website. This is why I didn't ...
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| Weaning | 6/25/2007 |
Q: Chrys, I have a 5 week old conure and I just got him/her. I think I should be starting the weaning ...
A: Charles. I have a BIG problem with a breeder or pet shop that sells baby birds that are not yet ...
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| red fronted conure | 6/24/2007 |
Q: What could make my red fronted conure loose its stomach feathers and what can I do about it. I feel ...
A: Anna. If your bird is female and incubating eggs, she has plucked her stomach feathers to make a ...
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| cockatiel behaviour | 6/24/2007 |
Q: I am looking after a 14 year old bird for a friend of mine, he sometimes sits on the bottom of the ...
A: Lynne. It's hard for me to say what's normal or not for this bird because I'm not familiar with ...
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| parrotlet male bird | 6/23/2007 |
Q: I bought a Parrotlet this week,the fist two days home.He would let me hold him with no problem.Now ...
A: Nathalie. I don't know that you are doing anything wrong. Did you buy a tame parrotlet (one that ...
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| Raising parrot from egg | 6/23/2007 |
Q: We are considering raising a lilac crowned amazon from an egg. Where can I get step by step ...
A: Sheryl. I've never found step-by-step instructions for raising a parrot from an egg. Your best bet ...
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| Putting 2 Cockatiels Together | 6/23/2007 |
Q: How large of a cage should I use if I'm housing two cockatiels together? They spend at least 4-5 ...
A: Shanon. It depends on how much other "stuff" you put in the cage, such as feed/water dishes, ...
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| My Peachfaced Lovebird | 6/16/2007 |
Q: Well peaches my bird was at my grandmas and my cousin grabbed her and hurt her wing she kept on ...
A: Becky. Could her wing still be hurt? It can sometimes take a couple weeks for a wing injury to ...
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| Two orange wings in one cage? | 6/10/2007 |
Q: ive had an orange winged amazon for close to a year now, he is extremely social, has a vocabulary of ...
A: Drew. I have lots of experience with this! It depends on the personalities of the individual birds ...
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| Multiple Pairs | 6/10/2007 |
Q: I have a pair of proven yellow naped amazons, bonded sun conures, and 2 pairs of cockatiels. I ...
A: Jose. It really depends on the individual birds involved. However, I know many breeders, including ...
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| cockateils | 6/2/2007 |
Q: I have two cockateils 1 grey very tame male,1 tame Latino female they have been together for about a ...
A: Toni. We know you have 1 female, but are you sure the other is also not female? Females can lay ...
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| Baby Bourke | 6/2/2007 |
Q: i wonder of you can help me ? I have a pair of Bourkes in my outdoor aviary, and recently she has ...
A: Bex. Pictures don't attach to this site. If this baby is 3 weeks old, mom may be starting to wean ...
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| Quacker Parrot Chewing | 6/2/2007 |
Q: I wrote earlier about my Quaker Parrot Chewing under her wing.She's pulled the feathers from her leg ...
A: Chris. Diet affects everything with our birds. If they are on a poor diet, particularly an ...
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| quaker food!!!!!! | 6/2/2007 |
Q: hey chrys,my quaker is eating a little bit of friut(banana,apple) and cereals (fruit loops,corn ...
A: Usman. This is great! No...you don't want your bird weaned to seed. Offer seed only as a reward ...
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| Eggbound macaw | 6/2/2007 |
Q: We have a 10 year old female scarlet macaw and a 9 year old male blue and gold. They have been in ...
A: Susan. You need to look inside the nesting box and see what's going on. If your bird could be ...
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| problem with my ringneck | 6/1/2007 |
Q: helo i have a baby indian ringneck parrot when it was 2 weeks its parents stop to feeding it and ...
A: Nicholas. Your bird is undernourished. First of all, you can't go from 4-5 handfeedings per day ...
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| sun conures | 6/1/2007 |
Q: I HAVE TWO SUN CONURES,ONE IS ABOUT 1.5 YEARS OLD THE PET STORE TOLD US THEY THINK A MALE? THE OTHER ...
A: Don. Conures have to be DNA sexed so I would not know either's sex. Yes, male birds preen other ...
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| Baby Conures, | 5/31/2007 |
Q: I talked to you a few months back about my Conures might be laying eggs. Hello, I have four Conures ...
A: Paul, Don't give your birds gravel. Gravel is only necessary for birds that don't hull their ...
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| problem with my ringneck | 5/31/2007 |
Q: helo i have a baby indian ringneck parrot when it was 2 weeks its parents stop to feeding it and ...
A: Nicholas. I'd say this baby bird is most likely not getting enough nutrition. When baby parrots ...
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| sun conures | 5/31/2007 |
Q: I HAVE TWO SUN CONURES,ONE IS ABOUT 1.5 YEARS OLD THE PET STORE TOLD US THEY THINK A MALE? THE OTHER ...
A: Don. It sounds to me like the older one is "caring" for the younger bird. Birds often preen each ...
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| Baby Conures, | 5/31/2007 |
Q: I talked to you a few months back about my Conures might be laying eggs. Hello, I have four Conures ...
A: Paul. Thanks for the additional information. Sounds like you have some conures that are ...
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| new parrot | 5/30/2007 |
Q: hey,chrys,i bought a new quaker parrot today,i dont know if you have any experience about them but ...
A: Usman. Your bird is either frightened from being with a new person for this day and/or he is mad at ...
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| Baby Conures, | 5/30/2007 |
Q: I talked to you a few months back about my Conures might be laying eggs. Hello, I have four Conures ...
A: Paul. You still haven't stated what type of conures these are! At 10 weeks of age, these birds ...
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| umbrella cockatoo | 5/29/2007 |
Q: I have a Cockatoo who is 8 years old, who we believed to be a male. However, this evening he was ...
A: Karen. No, male Toos do not lay eggs...you have a female! Leave the egg alone and allow the bird ...
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| Baby Conures, | 5/29/2007 |
Q: I talked to you a few months back about my Conures might be laying eggs. Hello, I have four Conures ...
A: Paul. I need to know how old these birds are. They may be too old for handfeeding. The type of ...
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| Cockatiel breeding | 5/29/2007 |
Q: Your question was I am breeding two cockatiels, and recently I noticed the eggs had poop on them. ...
A: Andrew. Yes and no. Yes, in that the poop could contaminate the eggs with bacteria, etc., and/or ...
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| new parrot | 5/28/2007 |
Q: hey,chrys,i bought a new quaker parrot today,i dont know if you have any experience about them but ...
A: Usman. I think what you are asking is when should you start weaning this bird. The answer is you ...
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| runny droppings | 5/28/2007 |
Q: i have a irn that i bought 2 months ago she was on only seed mix diet i have started giving her all ...
A: Pearl. Runny droppings could be from the bird drinking a lot of water, but most likely because of ...
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| Fischer's Lovebird | 5/28/2007 |
Q: I have a pair of Fischer's Lovebirds. They make lot of noice throught the day. What way the noise ...
A: Uday. You can't control the amount of noise a parrot makes. If you have problems with noise, you ...
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| Baby Conures, | 5/28/2007 |
Q: I talked to you a few months back about my Conures might be laying eggs. Hello, I have four Conures ...
A: Paul. Great! How old are these babies? I would have recommended you handfeed these babies so they ...
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| new parrot | 5/27/2007 |
Q: hey,chrys,i bought a new quaker parrot today,i dont know if you have any experience about them but ...
A: Usman. You really need to find out from the breeder whether this bird was weaned or not and what ...
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| Are parrot eggs for sale ever NOT scams? | 5/27/2007 |
Q: I'm curious as to whether the sale of parrot eggs is legal, regulated, and in actual existance? I ...
A: Audrey. Selling parrot eggs is not illegal, except when trying to import or export. Would be ...
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| raising blue and gold macaw babies | 5/26/2007 |
Q: I have a pair of blue and gold macaws that laid a clutch of eggs for the first time last year. ...
A: Suzanne. If you plan on trying to sell any babies, you need to pull babies from their parents for ...
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| new parrot | 5/26/2007 |
Q: hey,chrys,i bought a new quaker parrot today,i dont know if you have any experience about them but ...
A: Usman. If this baby was handfed, it should be tame. Therefore, handle it as much as you can to ...
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| new parrot | 5/26/2007 |
Q: hey,chrys,i bought a new quaker parrot today,i dont know if you have any experience about them but ...
A: Usman. Yes, I've owned quaker parrots...they are nice birds. However, they are also illegal in ...
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| male aggression to female after she has laid eggs | 5/20/2007 |
Q: My female cockatiel has laid three eggs in the past week or so and I am worried about my male ...
A: Sana. Is the male drawing blood on the female? You need to realize that this behavior might be ...
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| Breeding my budgies | 5/20/2007 |
Q: I have a pair of budgies, and I want to breed them. I have recently bought a nest box and was ...
A: Georgina. You can sex the bird yourself (cheaper) if you know how to clip toenails. All it takes ...
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| cockatiels | 5/20/2007 |
Q: okay. My bird doesn't come out of his cage. When I come near him, he runs away. How do I train my ...
A: Sandra. Your bird isn't tame. This is why he runs from you. He's afraid of you. You need to ...
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| Breeding my budgies | 5/19/2007 |
Q: I have a pair of budgies, and I want to breed them. I have recently bought a nest box and was ...
A: Georgina. No, budgies do not like anything in the bottom of their nesting box...just leave it bare. ...
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| Over Preening Fledgling | 5/13/2007 |
Q: I think I already have the answer. My cockatiel hen denudes the heads of her babies by ...
A: Beverly. It might be necessary for you to separate the offspring from the parents, at least mom, as ...
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| Mean bird, long wings. | 5/12/2007 |
Q: I have a parakeet that i got from some people who neglected it and never took care of it, so i took ...
A: Camille. Wing flight feathers don't need to be clipped as part of grooming. People trim flight ...
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| cage | 5/12/2007 |
Q: hey chrys,i was going to buy another cage for one of my cockatiels,this is the size of the cage is ...
A: Usman. This cage size is too small. By the time you add perches, food dishes, toys, the bird will ...
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| Umbrella Cockatoos | 5/6/2007 |
Q: I am doing a project on Umbrella Cockatoos and need information on their development and any defects ...
A: Stefanie. There's lots of information on umbrella cockatoos, and cockatoos in general, on the ...
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| nesting | 5/6/2007 |
Q: while you were on vacation with the help of other expert i took the eggs and the nest away,and then ...
A: Usman. The best thing to do is to let the birds abandon the eggs on their own instead of you ...
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| nesting | 5/5/2007 |
Q: while you were on vacation with the help of other expert i took the eggs and the nest away,and then ...
A: Usman. I'm sorry...I'm working overtime during the week so can only answer questions on the ...
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| rosey bourke parrots | 5/5/2007 |
Q: we recently built an avery. we have doves, budgies,quails and 2 finches. we bought a male an female ...
A: Beverley. I'm sorry about your losses. The birds could have been ill when you bought them from the ...
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| Alexandrine Parakeet | 4/29/2007 |
Q: i have 2 ALEXANDRINE PARAKEETS, one is 11 months old n the second one is just 2 weeks old. I have 2 ...
A: Shani. I don't know what Cerelac is, so I can't say if you should add almond oil. However, a baby ...
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| 2 birds | 4/29/2007 |
Q: we have had a cockitiel for about a year, I think it's a female. I was given another one who i think ...
A: Brian. Sure, you can put them in the same cage, however, I wouldn't recommend putting them together ...
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| Cockatiels | 4/29/2007 |
Q: My mated pair of cockatiel have been trying to hatch eggs. Bless them, she has laid 16 and the pair ...
A: Lynn. Either you have 2 females laying infertile eggs or your pair has laid multiple clutches of ...
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| lovebirds | 4/22/2007 |
Q: hey i'm going to purchase 2 love birds from petsmart they sell different breeds is it ok to get two ...
A: Andrew. Depends on if you want them to breed or if they will just be pets. Also, if you want a pet ...
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| two questions | 4/22/2007 |
Q: I am here with three questions; hopefully you can help me in all. 1:- I bought a pair of Cockatiel ...
A: Mano. 1. These cockatiel chicks are likely dying due to something else besides it being too hot. ...
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| Help! baby cockatiel | 4/15/2007 |
Q: I recently got an unweaned baby cockatiel. He's two months and is already full feathered. He's ...
A: Kyara. You're right...you need to give this baby more food. Try cooked brown rice at first...give ...
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| parrot is sick | 4/15/2007 |
Q: i have now brought him home with meds baytrill2.5% and metcam he has also givin him an antibiotic, i ...
A: Sarah. I'm so sorry to hear about your parrot. When they go to the cage bottom and are ill, this ...
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| Wild bird | 4/7/2007 |
Q: i looked for its nest but could not find one. the bird looks to just have hatched it has no feathers ...
A: Lupe Flores. Thanks for posting. I would need to know what type of wild bird this is in order to ...
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| My Hanicap Parrotlet | 4/6/2007 |
Q: Well I have a handicap parrotlet they said he is a star gazer. He loves being around other ...
A: Katie. Thanks for posting! I've never heard the phrase "star gazer." What is this supposed to ...
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| lovebirds | 4/6/2007 |
Q: Is it normal for a lovebird that is laying eggs to cover them in the nesting material?I have seen ...
A: Amy. Definitely yes, it's best for the box to be on the outside of the cage. In fact, since ...
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| cockatiels babies | 4/6/2007 |
Q: will daddy be aggressive about coaxing the babies out? i feed my cockatiels seed, fresh fruit, ...
A: Dana. Daddy's usually aren't aggressive about coaxing babies out of the nesting box. The babies ...
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| my parakeet needs afriend? | 4/6/2007 |
Q: My parakeet has a cage, but I took the roof of, he can fly through the house if he wants too, but he ...
A: Anita. Thanks for posting! Allowing your bird to free-fly through your home is unsanitary and is ...
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| is there a problem? | 4/6/2007 |
Q: About 1 month ago i bought a budgie then got a bigger cage so i bought a new one.Liz my new budgie ...
A: Isaac. Here's some information on budgie color mutations: ...
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| lovebirds | 4/5/2007 |
Q: Is it normal for a lovebird that is laying eggs to cover them in the nesting material?I have seen ...
A: Amy. Thanks for posting! I don't know how normal it is for lovebirds to do this, but I've had some ...
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| is there a problem? | 4/5/2007 |
Q: About 1 month ago i bought a budgie then got a bigger cage so i bought a new one.Liz my new budgie ...
A: Isaac. Thanks for posting! How old is your new budgie? How long have you had the new bird? How ...
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| what to feed a 4 yaer old conure parrot? | 4/5/2007 |
Q: I have just purchased a 4 year old conure named jack. His previous owners have him spoiled on human ...
A: Candy. Thanks for posting! Yes, most definitely, as long as what they have him spoiled on is ...
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| leg | 4/4/2007 |
Q: and around when will it be able to fly.in answernumber 4 u said "ur baby keet shouldnt be drinking ...
A: Adam. Since your bird is 4 weeks old, I seriously doubt its splay leg can be fixed. Splay legged ...
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| Myers Parrot | 4/4/2007 |
Q: My Myers Parrot laid an egg. Does that mean that she will or is ready to breed. I have had this ...
A: Alfonso. Thanks for posting! What this means is that your female has raging hormones right now, ...
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| Just got a new Babay parrot | 4/4/2007 |
Q: I just got myself a new baby parrot last eve. I was told its a male approx 2.5 mnths old, let me ...
A: Rein. Thanks for posting! You'll need to tell me what species of parrot you have. I cannot ...
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| Blood Feathers - Yellow headed Amazon | 4/3/2007 |
Q: I have a yellow headed amzon parrot about 30 years old. In Decemeber I took her to the vet cause ...
A: Alexis. Thanks for posting! The only way there would be blood associated with a feather would be ...
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| Snorting Yellow Naped Amazon | 4/2/2007 |
Q: I hope you can help me with this. I have a 20 y/o 'nape that on occaision will snort. What he does ...
A: Lisa. Thanks for posting! I apologize for not responding sooner...I was looking through some of my ...
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| Lovebird and budgie? | 4/2/2007 |
Q: Ok so here's the story...i was sleeping over at my friends house and i decided to bring my over my ...
A: Aneta. Thanks for posting! A lovebird and budgie might be able to go through the motions of ...
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| RE: AMAZON | 4/1/2007 |
Q: I wanted to know if a male amazon or yellow nape will start sitting on a egg that was laid? I have 2 ...
A: Vanessa. Thanks for posting! Usually, the male amazon doesn't sit on the egg(s). He may go in/out ...
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| biteing | 4/1/2007 |
Q: and around when will it be able to fly.in answernumber 4 u said "ur baby keet shouldnt be drinking ...
A: Adam. Evidently, one day can make a big difference! Budgies have to bite hard because they are so ...
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| cockatiels babies | 3/31/2007 |
Q: my 3 babies are about 32 days old. i have done some reading on them. what is fleding? also,how will ...
A: Dana. Thanks for posting! Fledging is when the babies take their first flight/learn to fly. They ...
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| lovebird breeding | 3/30/2007 |
Q: I recently adopted a lovebird pair, 8 years old. The female had been noted by the previous owner to ...
A: Michele. If they have accepted the peat moss, this is fine. As I stated in my previous post, I've ...
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| Very Sick baby BG Macaw time is wasting PLEASE HELP!!FAST | 3/30/2007 |
Q: Since I had only fed one baby before I didn't have much of a reference point so I have been trying ...
A: Michelle. Thanks for posting! No one here is an avian veterinarian and can't help you more than ...
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| biteing | 3/30/2007 |
Q: and around when will it be able to fly.in answernumber 4 u said "ur baby keet shouldnt be drinking ...
A: Adam. It depends on why the bird is biting. Explain to me what is going on when the bird bites. ...
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| Parakeet | 3/29/2007 |
Q: My parakeet has being very quiet. I noticed that she has being loosing feathers. I do not know what ...
A: Claudia. Thanks for posting! Your bird may be going through a molt, which is the process of ...
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| lovebird help re | 3/29/2007 |
Q: hi i cant do that because the stree its self would kill it is there anything that we can do at homw
A: Lauren. Not if you don't know what's wrong with the bird. The bird probably needs antibiotics or ...
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| lovebird breeding | 3/29/2007 |
Q: I recently adopted a lovebird pair, 8 years old. The female had been noted by the previous owner to ...
A: Michele. Thanks for posting! I don't know if the egg is fertile or not. Chances are it could be ...
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| Making a playgym | 3/29/2007 |
Q: I am wanting to make a gym for my lovebirds and was wondering what type of tiber to use...I would ...
A: Tara. I know pine is OK, but check this website for toxic wood for birds: ...
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| monk parakeets | 3/28/2007 |
Q: have 2 monk parakeets one which we think is male (Choco) and one which we think is female (Yoca) . ...
A: Carlos. Thanks for posting! Parrots don't get "pregnant"...they lay eggs. Choco's behavior ...
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| moving overseas with caique | 3/28/2007 |
Q: The airline says that the bird will travel in the cargo area and not in the cabin with us. We are ...
A: Irena. Thanks for posting! You need to ask your airline whether this cargo area is specifically ...
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| wanted to know lovebirds | 3/28/2007 |
Q: i bought a pair of Blue Masked Lovebird Agapornis p. personata var. from market yesterdays but when ...
A: Affanehsan. Thanks for posting! You can buy any color mutation as long as you don't allow them to ...
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| weight gain for baby blue gold macaw and question about eggs | 3/27/2007 |
Q: I'm still had feeding every 4-5 hours the kaytee exact formula for macaws and will continue to do so ...
A: Cindy. How are you mixing the formula? If you are mixing it too thin, he may not be getting enough ...
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| breeding problems | 3/26/2007 |
Q: I have been breeding my Red Belly Parrots for 5 years. They used to be great parents. Just recently ...
A: Amy. Yes, I think 4 clutches in a year is too too much for any pair. Breeding and raising ...
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| breeding problems | 3/26/2007 |
Q: I have been breeding my Red Belly Parrots for 5 years. They used to be great parents. Just recently ...
A: Amy. Thanks for posting! How do you know the babies have developed properly inside their eggs? ...
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| mating macaws | 3/26/2007 |
Q: I have a 15 year old female Blue and Gold macaw and two male 18 month old Harliquin macaws. They ...
A: Rachael. Thanks for posting! Why do you say if she starts to lay eggs, you'll have to find her a ...
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| issues with Meyers parrot and nesting | 3/26/2007 |
Q: My 5 year old meyers parrot recently laid two eggs in her food dish. She sits on them constantly so ...
A: Melanie. Thanks for posting! What happened to the male Meyers? He needs to be in with the female ...
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| TAG parrot | 3/25/2007 |
Q: I may not be able to buy a large cage at that time...I was wondering if a 20x20x30 cage will be ok ...
A: Hannah. Thanks for posting! It depends on how much other stuff you put in the cage with the bird. ...
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| Talkative Cockatiel | 3/25/2007 |
Q: I have a 3-month old pied grey cockatiel that is thought to be male who talks to himself all of the ...
A: Casey. Thanks for posting! There isn't much you can do about the talking I'm afraid. This ...
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| rescued yellow nape amazon | 3/25/2007 |
Q: I just adopted a beautiful yellow nape (one yellow feather on the back of the neck!) His name is ...
A: Jason. Thanks for posting! This amazon is most likely more than you can handle! I say this ...
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| Best pet parrot for a single person | 3/25/2007 |
Q: I am 35 yo single person that works 25-40 hrs a week after that I pretty much like to be home. What ...
A: Roberto. Thanks for posting! I do not like to recommend parrot species for people. I don't know ...
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| two new cockatiel | 3/24/2007 |
Q: I bought these parrots to keep them as a pet,And as you said that keeping 2 parrots usually are ...
A: Usman. She may only lay 2 eggs. Tiels lay up to 6 eggs per clutch...this doesn't mean each clutch ...
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| Macaw eggs | 3/24/2007 |
Q: I would like to be a breeder. Do you know where is the best place and reliable place to order macaw ...
A: Greenfrog. Thanks for posting! No I don't know a reliable place on the internet to order macaws ...
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| vita-sol | 3/23/2007 |
Q: and around when will it be able to fly.in answernumber 4 u said "ur baby keet shouldnt be drinking ...
A: Adam. I'm glad I've been able to help. You start the weaning process by eliminating one of the ...
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| Green Cheek Conure Beak to long | 3/23/2007 |
Q: I have noticed my Green Cheek Conure has a very long beak that is wrapping around and hitting into ...
A: Tim. Thanks for posting! Definitely, yes, you need to trim the beak! If you don't, the beak will ...
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| LoveBirds | 3/23/2007 |
Q: Hi my mom wants to know how can they get pregnant if they don't have a partner? Also should the cage ...
A: Alheli. Thanks for posting! Female birds can lay infertile eggs without a mate. This is due to ...
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| cockatiel won't sit on eggs! | 3/21/2007 |
Q: we had our pet cockatiel lay some eggs about two weeks ago, she stopped sitting on them and now I ...
A: Graham. Thanks for posting! If fertile and everything goes well during incubation, babies should ...
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| parrotlet breeding problems | 3/21/2007 |
Q: i am more of a lovebird person but decided to branch out and purchase a parrotlet. she is sweet but ...
A: Beth. Thanks for posting! How old are your parrotlets? Do you have any nesting material in the ...
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| baby parrot can't break out of shell | 3/21/2007 |
Q: I had 3 timneh parrot eggs, the first egg piped through air sac , three days later baby still in ...
A: Jaclie. Thanks for posting! I don't understand why all 3 babies are having problems pipping out ...
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| I have a baby ringneck parrot . | 3/20/2007 |
Q: I have a baby ringneck parrot . It has feathers but it is still very small. But it has gained a ...
A: Shourya. What an interesting story! If this bird is trying to fly, it is ready to fledge. ...
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| baby parrot | 3/20/2007 |
Q: MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME A BABY PARROT 3 MONTHS OLD.. I DONT KNOW IF ITS SICK PLEASE TELL ME IF IT IS ...
A: Veronica. Thanks for posting! I don't know for sure if your bird is sick with the little bit of ...
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| Rosey Bourke Breeding | 3/20/2007 |
Q: My female Rosey Bourke has been laying eggs continuously. The male bird feeds her while she is ...
A: Louise. Obviously, they are either not mating or there's some other problem. If this bird has been ...
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| lovebird bonding | 3/20/2007 |
Q: I have a few questions about lovebirds and bonding. if i leave for a couple days, but set it up so ...
A: Suzie. Thanks for posting! Do you already have a lovebird in your home that isn't tame or that has ...
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| african grey 0-2 weeks | 3/19/2007 |
Q: I'm still researching the possibility of hand raising an African grey from egg. I've loved my aunts ...
A: Katrina. The only resource I know off hand is a book called "Handfeeding and Nursery Management" by ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 3/19/2007 |
Q: I got what you are saying. I handfeed my bird both in and out of the cage. My parrot always plays ...
A: See, he's catching on! Not all days will be good days in the learning process. Some days, your ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 3/19/2007 |
Q: I got what you are saying. I handfeed my bird both in and out of the cage. My parrot always plays ...
A: Nittin. You have to eliminate anything that results in your bird not trusting you. Therefore, you ...
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| Parrotlets - Introducing a new bird | 3/19/2007 |
Q: I have had a year old, hand-fed, female pacific parrotlet for the past 9 months. She has been a ...
A: Brett. Thanks for posting! You need to leave these 2 birds in side-by-side cages until they get ...
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| Rosey Bourke Breeding | 3/19/2007 |
Q: My female Rosey Bourke has been laying eggs continuously. The male bird feeds her while she is ...
A: Louise. How do you know the eggs she has laid up to now have been infertile? Eggs can be fertile ...
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| african grey 0-2 weeks | 3/18/2007 |
Q: I'm still researching the possibility of hand raising an African grey from egg. I've loved my aunts ...
A: Katrina. Thanks for posting! What a sad situation. No, daddy will not participate since you've ...
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| Rosey Bourke Breeding | 3/18/2007 |
Q: My female Rosey Bourke has been laying eggs continuously. The male bird feeds her while she is ...
A: Louise. Thanks for posting! You can candle eggs 7-10 days after the female starts incubating them ...
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| I have a baby ringneck parrot . | 3/18/2007 |
Q: I have a baby ringneck parrot . It has feathers but it is still very small. But it has gained a ...
A: Shourya. Thanks for posting! Do you have any idea how old this baby is? It sounds like this baby ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 3/18/2007 |
Q: I got what you are saying. I handfeed my bird both in and out of the cage. My parrot always plays ...
A: Nittin. Working with a parrot takes much time and patience. You are doing really well with your ...
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| Indian ringneck | 3/18/2007 |
Q: I read up on what t o feed them but i just wanted to know their lifespan and if their well with ...
A: Nancy. Thanks for posting! There's lots of information on the internet on indian ringnecks. Their ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 3/17/2007 |
Q: I got what you are saying. I handfeed my bird both in and out of the cage. My parrot always plays ...
A: Nittin. I'll look at the website. I guess I'm not sure what the above message is trying to ...
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| African Grey Parrots Mating? | 3/17/2007 |
Q: I'm unsure if you can help on this but i really hope you can... We have two African grey parrots one ...
A: Angie. Thanks for posting! I don't have experience with greys, but I have lots of experience with ...
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| Recently deceased cocatiel parent | 3/17/2007 |
Q: before we knew our 2 cockatiels were to-be parents, our male escaped out our front door and we ...
A: Graham. Thanks for posting! Sorry to hear about the loss of your male tiel. First of all, there ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 3/16/2007 |
Q: I got what you are saying. I handfeed my bird both in and out of the cage. My parrot always plays ...
A: Nittin. Obviously, your bird still doesn't trust most humans very much, since he won't come out of ...
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| Band on cockatiels leg | 3/16/2007 |
Q: It is a red band could you tell me what that means? Thanks, Amye Bracewell
A: Amye. Thanks for posting! The BCCA could be the breeder's initials, the initials of the breeder's ...
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| weight gain for baby blue gold macaw and question about eggs | 3/15/2007 |
Q: I'm still had feeding every 4-5 hours the kaytee exact formula for macaws and will continue to do so ...
A: Cindy. I would not trust anyone selling parrot eggs. You can verify this with a certified avian ...
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| weight gain for baby blue gold macaw | 3/15/2007 |
Q: I have a baby blue and gold macaw about 32 days old, he weights 10 1/8 oz or 290 grams I would like ...
A: Cindy. Thanks for posting! "Normal" weight of a bird is subjective. It depends on overall body ...
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| Housing lovebirds together | 3/13/2007 |
Q: Once my baby lovie is weaned I would really really like to house him and the lutino 8 week olds ...
A: Tara. Each bird has its own individual personality. Some birds can live together and some can't. ...
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| Lovebirds | 3/12/2007 |
Q: The whitefaced/grey chick is doing very well and can perch very well already and can even step up ...
A: Tara. Like I stated in my previous answer, I know nothing of lovebird genetics. You'll need to ...
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| feeding babie cockatiels | 3/12/2007 |
Q: I have just removed three babys from their mum as she has started to pluck their feathers resulting ...
A: Jenny. Your baby tiels need to be handfed at least 4 times per day until you start the weaning ...
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| Re: splayed legs lutino lovebirds | 3/11/2007 |
Q: Checking on the inrternet there legs arent as bad as some, each has one leg that goes out, one bird ...
A: Tara. Lovebirds should be 18-24 months before you allow them to breed. I do not believe they will ...
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| Budgies | 3/11/2007 |
Q: I have a pair of english budgies and she has been inubating her eggs for about 17 days now i know ...
A: Brian. Thanks for posting! Parrots don't always keep their eggs in the concave of the nesting box. ...
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| Splayed legs in 7 week old lovebirds | 3/10/2007 |
Q: .me again, I didnt mention before that the two lutino lovebirds I have both have splayed legs which ...
A: Tara. At 7 weeks of age, it is definitely too late. In my years of experience with birds and splay ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 3/10/2007 |
Q: I got what you are saying. I handfeed my bird both in and out of the cage. My parrot always plays ...
A: Nittin. Didn't you just clip your bird's flight feathers a couple of weeks ago? He shouldn't need ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 3/9/2007 |
Q: My bird reduced hissing, but I don't think what I do to tame him will help much because all I do is ...
A: Nittin. Are you letting your bird outside of his cage at all? Tell me what else you are doing ...
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| alexandrine parrot | 3/9/2007 |
Q: Hi I'm buying a 6 month old alexandrine parrot and i was wondering how long i should leave it before ...
A: Rachel. Thanks for posting! Do you mean how much time should you give it before you handle it once ...
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| African Grey Congo | 3/9/2007 |
Q: I hope eveything will b fine over there. N i like to thank u ppl for solving our problems n ...
A: Shani. Thanks for posting! Parrots don't have to be tame in order to learn to mimic (birds don't ...
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| Indian Ringneck | 3/9/2007 |
Q: When is the breding time for this birds.( i have a green one and a yellow one, but i dont know ...
A: Expedito. Thanks for posting! If your birds are mature (that is, adult birds), the male will have ...
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| Peach faced lovebirds | 3/8/2007 |
Q: I bought the two lutinos she had availbe both are 7 weeks old and very very friendly. I have them in ...
A: Tara. Lovebirds must be DNA sexed in order to differentiate between sexes. It is not true that ...
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| vita-sol | 3/8/2007 |
Q: so is it a girl or boy? 2)when can it properly start walking? 3)when can i stop handfeeding it? 4)i ...
A: Adam. Thanks for posting! 1. You won't be able to sex your baby keet until it is about 3-5 months ...
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| Love bird | 3/7/2007 |
Q: the lovebird we have is tame but he doesnt get enough attenion...he only gets taken out for about 10 ...
A: Tara. You're most likely going to run into problems here, but it depends on the personalities of ...
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| Cockatiel Behavior | 3/6/2007 |
Q: Good Day, Our Coclatiel (Chip/Male) sometimes goes into a crazy state of mind making loud sounds ...
A: The Gillette Family, Does your tiel behave in this manner during the day or only at night? How old ...
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| Love bird | 3/6/2007 |
Q: I'm planning on another handfed lovebird I was wondeering if it is possible to have two lovebrids in ...
A: Tara. Thanks for posting! The best pet bird is a single bird in the home. Birds prefer other ...
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| 2 yr. old female Lutino Lovebird | 3/6/2007 |
Q: Anni has already had a clutch of 5 eggs (unfertilized). Yesterday she laid an egg, however, she ...
A: Nadia. Thanks for posting! Usually, parrots don't start incubating (sitting on their eggs) until ...
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| b&g macaw | 3/4/2007 |
Q: she has an healthy appetite looks well no change in mood i can just hear a faint gargling noise not ...
A: Nichola. What I suggest is that you find an avian veterinarian. Call and ask if the vet is a ...
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| b&g macaw | 3/4/2007 |
Q: Hi our 2 year old girl has been making strange noises low in her throat like wheezing and puffy her ...
A: Nichola. Thanks for posting! I'd need to have more details from you about what is going on in this ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 3/2/2007 |
Q: I have noticed something about my parrot. Everytime we let him out of his cage, he seems to fearing ...
A: Nittin. Parrots act differently when outside their cages than they do when inside their cages ...
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| baby keets | 3/2/2007 |
Q: i have 2 questions 1) i noticed the baby keets in the nestbox have some weird green things on their ...
A: Adam. Thanks for posting! From the information in your post, I have no idea what the weird green ...
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| quaker | 2/28/2007 |
Q: luckie eats some seeds but most of its diet is pellets,fresh fruit some vegies. and almost every ...
A: Miriam. You don't say whether the vet checked for an ear problem. If this problem were diet or ...
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| quaker | 2/28/2007 |
Q: My pet luckie still has an itch near its ear and its has no feathers there ,the vet checked luckie ...
A: Miriam. Thanks for posting! If it's stress related, you need to identify and eliminate the source ...
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| new at being a bird owner | 2/28/2007 |
Q: I have a yellow amazon nape. This is her 2nd week with us and she is 5 months old. The first week ...
A: Jill. Thanks for posting! You are experiencing characteristics of an amazon! I believe she ...
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| cockatoo body language | 2/27/2007 |
Q: I am so very sorry for you loss....but your right at least she didnt suffer... are you in the ...
A: He might be trying to find blemishes on your face to pick at (since he's touching your freckles with ...
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| cockatiel loves towels | 2/27/2007 |
Q: Your question was Our cockatiel has a thing for towels! Any towel left out in the kitchen will ...
A: JP. Thanks for posting! Your tiel is obsessed with fabric! Some parrots have things for mirrors, ...
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| Cockatiel feather loss | 2/27/2007 |
Q: I have a male cockatiel that is probably about 14 years old. Just recently, he has begun to lose ...
A: Sherry. Thanks for posting! I don't know for sure what's going on. Could your bird be in a severe ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 2/26/2007 |
Q: Sorry about the mail i sent on your personal id. My parrot is doing great, I mean he does not get ...
A: Nittin! So your bird is doing better...this is great! On your newest question...I'm not sure I ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 2/26/2007 |
Q: I have sent you a mail on your other ID(ripleybir....)I just send you that not too long ago, that ...
A: Nittin. Did you send me a photo or do you have a new question? I don't want to use my personal ...
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| DHY Parrot | 2/23/2007 |
Q: about a week ago took my dyh parrot to abird vet and got his wingsand nails clipped since then he ...
A: Pearl. Thanks for posting! You should call that bird vet ASAP and ask them what you should do. It ...
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| LoVeBiRdS | 2/23/2007 |
Q: ..i have pair of african lovebirds and i want to know the behaviors if they they had mated on want ...
A: Julius. If I understand your question correctly.... If your lovebirds are pair-bonded, that is, if ...
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| I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS | 2/22/2007 |
Q: with just male and a female in one cage no other parakeets in the cage will they mate how will i ...
A: Amanda. Thanks for posting! They might be compatible with each other and they might not. They ...
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| Alexandrine Parakeet | 2/20/2007 |
Q: I purchased a 6-month old yesterday. He was hand-reared and is quite tame. A really beautiful ...
A: Wendy. Thanks for posting! Your trying too much too fast! Your bird needs time to adjust to his ...
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| how to tame my bird ? | 2/20/2007 |
Q: i would like to know how to tame my Indian ring neck parakeet. I have had her for about 1 week now ...
A: Mike. Thanks for posting! How old is your ringneck? Did you buy from a parrot breeder or from a ...
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| tameing my tiels | 2/18/2007 |
Q: these are my first birds no sure on the sex but they are bonded and living in the same cage no other ...
A: Simon. Your bird that whistles is most likely a male bird. Males sing and whistle, where females ...
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| tameing my tiels | 2/18/2007 |
Q: i have two tiels and have been try to tame them for a while but no luck. i have got then to go on a ...
A: Simon. Thanks for posting! How old are your tiels? How long have you had them? What are their ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 2/17/2007 |
Q: I have send you the pictures at your ID. The difference between you and I is of 9hrs(that's a lot!) ...
A: Nittin. I have the photos, but they are too dark. I can only see an image of your bird, but not ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 2/17/2007 |
Q: I have send the pictures at needbirdinfo@yahoo.com The petshop is under renevation so it's closed, ...
A: Nittin. I'm so sorry...that website doesn't work any more (I'll remove the address from my ...
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| Hand feeding Sun Conure | 2/17/2007 |
Q: Hey Chrys, I am about to purchase a 3 week old Sun Conure from a breeder. This will be my first ...
A: Darlene. Thanks for posting! It is my recommendation you not take your new sun conure home with ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 2/16/2007 |
Q: Sometimes when my bird loses balance on the perch, it vigorously flaps it's wings in order to gain ...
A: Nittin. Is your ringneck a baby? Ringneck parrots are bigger than a fist, unless the bird is a ...
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| 3 wk cockatiel | 2/16/2007 |
Q: the baby cock swallows steadily then stops, I try for about 20 mins to get it to eat more, reheat ...
A: Marvin. Are you feeding the formula to the baby at 102 degrees F (must be this temperature when the ...
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| 3 wk cockatiel | 2/16/2007 |
Q: We have just been given a 3wk old cockatiel that needs to be formula fed. The baby weighs 3.5 grams, ...
A: Marvin. Thanks for posting! No, this baby isn't being fed enough. A cockatiel baby of 3 weeks old ...
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| Female Cockatiel laying unfertilized eggs | 2/15/2007 |
Q: Chrys, Thank you for your prompt response. I got an error message trying to respond back, so I'm ...
A: Lisa. I wasn't saying to stop feeding the pellet variety...I was merely saying to feed the variety ...
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| Female Cockatiel laying unfertilized eggs | 2/15/2007 |
Q: I've recently adopted / rescued a female cockatiel - approximately 2 years old - from an unhealthy ...
A: Lisa. Thanks for posting! I wouldn't alternate feeding her the different brands of pellets. I ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 2/15/2007 |
Q: Hey, I found out on internet to clip a bird's wings. I'll do sometime soon.Will I have to do it ...
A: Nittin. Yes, you need to clip no more than 5 or 6 flight feathers on each wing. Not the entire ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 2/15/2007 |
Q: what is your website? What is the right way to interact with birds? Do they like to be patted? ...
A: Nittin. My website is: www.angelfire.com/falcon/birdinfo/index.html Another good website: ...
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| cockatiel poo | 2/15/2007 |
Q: I need some clarification before I can answer your questions. Misty has laid eggs and is ...
A: Kelli. Birds who are incubating eggs will have large, nasty poop. This is normal. They hold their ...
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| cockatiel poo | 2/14/2007 |
Q: Ok so everyone that has egg laying birds knows that their poo gets all nast when they are laying my ...
A: Kelli. Thanks for posting! You're talking to one person here, Kelli! I need some clarification ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 2/14/2007 |
Q: Hey Chrys, I got a new cage, it's dimensions are 60x40x40(lxbxh)cm, it's got two wooden perches(I ...
A: Nittin. If this parrot is an indian ringneck, 60x40x40 cm might not be big enough, especially when ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 2/14/2007 |
Q: Hey, I did notice something wrong about it, I just wanted to be sure. Anyway I'll keep looking for a ...
A: Nittin, you can clip your bird's flight feathers yourself...there's instructions and links to ...
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| LoVeBiRdS | 2/14/2007 |
Q: ..what is the use of leg band is it necessary for me and my lovebirds?..a college student just want ...
A: Julius. Leg bands are a form of identification. They usually have the year of the bird's birth ...
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| breeding cockatiels | 2/14/2007 |
Q: i have three cockatiels one male and two females. we my male has been with the same female for ...
A: Derek. Parrots usually stay with the same mate for life, so you need to keep the same 2 birds ...
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| HELP! 2 hatchlings found dead | 2/13/2007 |
Q: I figured that the mom must be feeding because the oldest one was alive for 4-4.5 days. It couldnt ...
A: Krystal. I understand completely about conflicting information in books and/or internet, etc.! ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 2/13/2007 |
Q: I noticed that my parrot was finding the perch too big and was not sitting on it, he was sitting on ...
A: Nittin, DO NOT use a chain and clip your bird's leg to it. You can kill your bird by doing this. ...
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| HELP! 2 hatchlings found dead | 2/13/2007 |
Q: How are you? I wrote to you a couple weeks ago regarding nesting material. My female parakeet ...
A: Krystal. I'm sorry about the babies dying. So many things can go wrong from the time an egg is ...
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| raising baby bird | 2/12/2007 |
Q: I'm the proud parent of a baby parkeet. I own three already, two males and one female. They're a ...
A: Virginia. Thanks for posting! Female keets don't usually start incubating until the second egg is ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 2/12/2007 |
Q: Hey Chrys, I finally got an open perch and a wing clip, I guess it will take some time for him to ...
A: Nittin. Yes, it takes a little while for a bird to get used to it's flight feathers being clipped. ...
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| Cockatiels | 2/11/2007 |
Q: We have a breeding pair that we cannot stop. The female is on to her 9th clutch of eggs. She usually ...
A: Jody. Thanks for posting! What you need to do is remove the nesting box before the female starts ...
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| Breeding lovebirds | 2/8/2007 |
Q: I think I just caught my lovebirds breeding basically one was on top of the other... The one on the ...
A: Denise. Thanks for posting! If they are a true male/female pair, you might expect to see a first ...
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| When Conures mate. | 2/7/2007 |
Q: I have read some of your answers and tried to open your website at ...
A: Paul. When there are more than 1 pair of breeding birds in a cage, other birds in the cage, ...
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| ringneck parrots | 2/6/2007 |
Q: one of them is a light blue with a black and white ring around its neck named Monty, the other is a ...
A: Charlotte. Thanks for posting! Right now based on your descriptions, the bird with the ring around ...
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| When Conures mate. | 2/6/2007 |
Q: I have read some of your answers and tried to open your website at ...
A: Paul. Thanks for posting! Thanks for your kind words! You have my website address wrong...it's: ...
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| Gender | 2/6/2007 |
Q: I have two budgies, and i got them in late august. I would like to know which ones a boy or a girl. ...
A: Kunal. Thanks for posting! You can sex budgies by the coloration of the area above their beaks ...
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| LoVeBiRdS | 2/5/2007 |
Q: ..i read on the internet about breeding lovebirds on first time owners...i'm really excited and ...
A: Julius. In my experience with lovebirds, they need to be pulled from their parents at 7-10 days of ...
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| quaker parrot | 2/3/2007 |
Q: my quaker has been opening and closing her mouth and she raises her tongue up when she does this. ...
A: Angela. Thanks for posting! One reason a parrot might do this is when s/he gets food/seed hulls ...
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| Am adopting Af.Grey-travel? | 2/3/2007 |
Q: I am a stay-at-home mom and look forward to interacting with the bird I am adopting. We do travel ...
A: Robi. Thanks for posting. People who travel handle their birds in different ways. Some have ...
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| budgie | 2/3/2007 |
Q: I asked another expert this but they dont no, so i am wondering if you do. My female budgie has ...
A: Haley. Thanks for posting. Most parrots (budgies are parrots) don't start incubating their eggs ...
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| parakeet off balance | 1/26/2007 |
Q: Yes Chrys, as stated I did take the keet to an avian vet, not just dog or cat vet, on Monday. He ...
A: Janet. You need to take this bird back to the bird vet for the balance problem. At least call them ...
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| parakeet off balance | 1/26/2007 |
Q: my female clearwing is becoming more off balance the last week. She slowly falls forward while ...
A: Janet. Thanks for posting! You need to take this bird back to the vet ASAP. I hope you are using ...
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| dry skin | 1/24/2007 |
Q: any advice you can offer me will be greatly appreciated! I have a 3 and a half yr old cockatiel who ...
A: Michelle. Thanks for posting! It depends on how badly the skin is flaking/how dry the skin is and ...
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| Cockatiel Eye Question | 1/24/2007 |
Q: I have a three year old cockatiel female. I noticed recently that she has a problem with the inner ...
A: Melinda. Thanks for posting! I think what you are seeing is a protective mechanism for the eye. ...
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| LoVeBiRdS | 1/24/2007 |
Q: in lovebird mutations...is seagreeen and mauve the same? what other name for cinnamon pied?
A: Julius. I'm not knowledgeable of lovebird color mutations and genetics. You'll need to ask another ...
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| Meduim/large parrot | 1/24/2007 |
Q: I have owned finches/budgies/cockatiels and a lovebird in the past and I am considering a differen ...
A: Tara. Thanks for posting! The parrot you want doesn't exist! I don't recommend ...
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| Love Bird Breeding Problem | 1/23/2007 |
Q: "Hello. This is my first time that I have ever bred Love Birds. I got the pair from a friend who ...
A: Jon. Thanks for posting! Yes, it's possible the baby was killed accidently by the parents as they ...
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| LoVeBiRdS | 1/23/2007 |
Q: ..can be an empty toilet paper be a toy to lovebirds? could they eat it and lead it to choke? my ...
A: Julius. An empty toilet paper roll? Yes, it can be a toy, however, you need to ensure your birds ...
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| my parakeet might be sick, can you help? | 1/22/2007 |
Q: can you help me? young parakeet, Chili is her name. She is puffed up, is eating and drinking water, ...
A: Michelle. I'm glad your keet, Chili, is doing well. I sincerely appreciate your nice rating, ...
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| Lovebird behavior | 1/22/2007 |
Q: Chrys I've got another question concerning my lovebird (and thanks very much for your helpful ...
A: Marial. Well, you can't force a bird to bond to you. And if you and your family spend as much time ...
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| bathing a lovebird w/ body cleanser | 1/22/2007 |
Q: i have a question concerning bathing my lovebird. I usually bath her with water spray but my sister ...
A: Marial. Thanks for posting! Definitely YES it can harm your bird. Only use those types of ...
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| cockatiels | 1/21/2007 |
Q: I have 2 males and 2 females. I have seen the male sit in the nesting box with the female that layed ...
A: Haley. You have a bad setup going on. You should have kept the breeding pairs separated in their ...
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| New lovebird! | 1/21/2007 |
Q: I feel in love with a lovebird at the petstore and decided to get him. At the petstore I thought he ...
A: Daven. Thanks for posting! There are so many different species/subspecies of lovebirds I couldn't ...
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| Cockatiels Breeding | 1/21/2007 |
Q: Could you tell me how big the box should be. The man who sold the box to me said it was for tiels. I ...
A: Lynn. A tiel nesting box should be about 12 inches long, 6 inches high, and 6 inches wide. Both ...
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| LoVeBiRdS | 1/21/2007 |
Q: ..is mirror can have bad "psychological" effect on my lovebirds when they see themselves on the ...
A: Julius. If your lovebirds are paired up or have mates, you don't want to give them mirrors. ...
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| Parrot -Infetile eggs | 1/21/2007 |
Q: Our parrot just laid infertile eggs ( never mated). She is very attached to her eggs and is trying ...
A: Michael. Thanks for posting! I admire you for asking how you should handle this for your bird's ...
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| cockatiels | 1/20/2007 |
Q: Also Both female tiels sitt on the egg at different times, why is this?I was wondering how long it ...
A: Haley. If you have 2 female tiels and they are laying eggs, the eggs they are laying are infertile ...
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| Is my mom's parrot marking his territory | 1/20/2007 |
Q: My mom has a 3 year old blue front amazon named Fonzie. He has an interesting habit when I hold him. ...
A: John. Thanks for posting! Parrots don't "mark their territory" in the sense that other animals do ...
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| Cockatiels Breeding | 1/20/2007 |
Q: I hope you can help. We have two cockatiels. They are 2 and 3 years old. They seem to be a pair. ...
A: Lynn. Thanks for posting! Your tiels will investigate the nesting box like they are doing until ...
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| cockatiels | 1/20/2007 |
Q: I was wondering how long it takes for cockatiel eggs to hatch? Thanks
A: Haley. Thanks for posting! It takes approximately 18 days after incubation has started (when the ...
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| Lovebird, broken skin... itch? | 1/19/2007 |
Q: You helped me once before when my Flori became strangely terrified of me. You diagnosed a hormonal ...
A: Donna. I'm glad your bird is doing better with her behavior. I'm at a disadvantage here because I ...
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| EMEREGENCY!!!!! | 1/17/2007 |
Q: My male cockatiel is pooping blood!. Yesterday there wre drops of possibly,blood, dripping from his ...
A: Zuhair. I don't not know what is wrong with your tiel. Obviously, the bird is bleeding internally. ...
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| Cockatiels and other birds | 1/17/2007 |
Q: Is there another parrot type bird that can be housed with a cockatiel, other than budgeries(which I ...
A: Greg. Thanks for posting! Any bird with a hooked beak, including budgies/keets, are considered to ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 1/17/2007 |
Q: sorry I think send anoher mail, please ignore that. I didn't find any way to send picture so I ...
A: Nittin. Thanks for the additional information. Your bird is an Indian Ringneck, not Redneck ...
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| My Parrot's behaviour | 1/16/2007 |
Q: I've got some problems with my parrot, so I am writing this letter to you.I have got one of those ...
A: Nittin. Thanks for posting! Most all parrots behave differently outside their cages than they do ...
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| LoVeBiRdS | 1/16/2007 |
Q: can i give my lovebirds a bread? what kinds of bread is toxic to lovebirds? is spray millet can ...
A: Julius. Yes, you can give them bread, but it should be some type of whole grain or multigrain ...
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| Love birds | 1/15/2007 |
Q: You advised me to separate my love birds as the male was battering the female and stressing her out. ...
A: Clare. I'm glad to hear your female is doing better. I have no idea what the lump on her head is. ...
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| Is my Lovebird ill? | 1/15/2007 |
Q: I bought a dutch blue lovebird several weeks ago She's now about 2 months old and was parent raised. ...
A: Marial. Thanks for posting! If your bird was parent raised, the bird never imprinted on humans. ...
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| Are my budgies starting a family? | 1/15/2007 |
Q: 2 1/2 years ago we adopted a male budgie who landed on our birdfeeder. After a few weeks, we ...
A: Jessica. Thanks for posting! If they've mated, chances are very good the female will lay eggs. If ...
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| LoVeBiRdS | 1/15/2007 |
Q: http://pets.webshots.com/album/556595451vGXguzhi...what kind of perches should i provide to my ...
A: Julius. You have some very nice looking lovebirds. I do not know what subspecies they are. There ...
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| LoVeBiRdS | 1/14/2007 |
Q: ..what kind of perches should i provide to my lovebirds...what kind of lovebirds are they? ...
A: Julius. Thanks for posting! You can use wooden dowel rods as perches, tree limbs from outside, ...
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| plucking lovebirds | 1/13/2007 |
Q: i have got 4 baby lovebirds at 4 weeks old but the mother is plucking them, mainly on their backs ...
A: Dave. Thanks for posting! I'd say you probably need to pull these babies from the parents and tend ...
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| blue and gold | 1/13/2007 |
Q: My mother has been given a Blue and Gold Macaw.....she lives in southern California and would like ...
A: Kris. Thanks for posting! Any temperature that is comfortable for you wearing a T-shirt outside ...
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| Need help with my parrot | 1/13/2007 |
Q: i have a parrot who is 2-3 weeks old. When ever he is fed anything He passes out dark black watery ...
A: Shoheb. Thanks for posting! I don't know what to tell you because I don't know what's wrong with ...
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| Cockatiel eggs | 1/10/2007 |
Q: Chrys~ I have had my boy Henry 6 yrs and the 2 girls Sheila & Peaches were given to me about 4 yrs ...
A: Janel. So you don't really know which female laid these eggs. Regardless, since they weren't laid ...
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| nest boxes | 1/10/2007 |
Q: what type of nest box should a quaker need it has no mate only me but I understand that they need a ...
A: Miriam. DO NOT get your quaker a nesting box. Nesting boxes are only to be used when a pair of ...
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| Parrotlet | 1/10/2007 |
Q: We have a 4 1/2 month old parrotlet. We fell in love with them at a shop- they would jump up on ...
A: Carol. Thanks for posting! Each bird is different. Some who are timid, not completely imprinted ...
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| quaker | 1/10/2007 |
Q: .Is florida one of those states ?and If you don't know how do I find that out ?and Why would it be ...
A: Miriam. Thanks for posting! Yes, it's true. In some states, Quakers (Monk parakeets) are illegal. ...
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| Cockatiel eggs | 1/9/2007 |
Q: I have 3 cockatiels: 2 girls & 1 boy (thats what I was told) One of the girls have layed eggs in the ...
A: Janel. Thanks for posting! Are all these birds housed in the same cage together? Have these eggs ...
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| Cockatiel | 1/9/2007 |
Q: My cockatiel of two years recently passed away. I initially thought it was because I (very ...
A: Daven. Thanks for posting! I'm sorry about your loss. Male tiels aren't necessarily bigger than ...
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| sick nanday conure | 1/8/2007 |
Q: He has been quiet recently-not like him. He's not as active. He doesn't eat as much. He sleeps more ...
A: Gina. Thanks for posting! You know your bird better than anyone else does. If you think your bird ...
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| parrotlettes | 1/8/2007 |
Q: the birds are over a year old and have been together for quite some time, they are very agressive ...
A: Wanda. It depends on the birds. Every bird is different. Some can be separated without much ...
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| quaker parrot | 1/8/2007 |
Q: my bird shows affection only to me but it is pulling out my hair and seems to be nibbling on my face ...
A: Miriam. Your bird shows affection only to you because your bird is bonded to you. S/he considers ...
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| Parakeet hatchlings | 1/7/2007 |
Q: My birds are male/female bonded. She laid the eggs inside her nesting box. I have no idea how old ...
A: Lucy. Your birds have laid eggs because you provided them with a nesting box. A nesting box is ...
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| parrotlettes | 1/7/2007 |
Q: I have the chance to acquire 2 very pretty blue parrotlettes...they are two males that are bonded. ...
A: Wanda. Thanks for posting! What do you mean exactly by "separating" them? How old are these ...
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| Quaker Parrot Mites | 1/7/2007 |
Q: My son's quaker is also losing feathers. The feathers are missing on the top of his head and back ...
A: Gail. Thanks for posting! There's usually only 1 type of mite a parrot will get and that's scaly ...
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| cockatiel egg | 1/7/2007 |
Q: I candled the eggs. Today is the 7th day of the first egg. They started to incubate it as soon as ...
A: Zuhair. 7 days might be a bit too soon to see anything. Candle this egg again when it is 10 days ...
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| quaker parrot | 1/6/2007 |
Q: Is there a way to tell if my pet parrot is male of female ,without doing a dna test?
A: Miriam. Thanks for posting! Not with quakers. Quakers have to be DNA sexed. DNA sexing is easy ...
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| Meeting a Mini Macaw | 1/6/2007 |
Q: I am going to be meeting my friend's green mini macaw for the first time tomorrow. I have no ...
A: Macy. Thanks for posting! You can't force a parrot to like you. A bird either likes a person or ...
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| my african grey | 1/6/2007 |
Q: his not bleeding or anything buts its just worrying me why he/she is doing it. do you no why he/she ...
A: Kerry. Thanks for posting! I need more details/information from you about your grey before I can ...
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| cockatiel egg | 1/5/2007 |
Q: My second pair(the one that layed an egg at 7p.m) is ithink not pair-bonded. I have nenver seen the ...
A: Zuhair. No, it's not really normal, but then again, she hasn't laid that second egg yet has she? ...
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| cockatiel | 1/5/2007 |
Q: I bought a cockatiel a month ago from a pet store. That's the only way you can buy one in my town ...
A: Ildiko. Thanks for posting! Evidently, your new tiel wasn't handfed as a baby and had a chance to ...
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| macaws | 1/5/2007 |
Q: does macaws need gravel?
A: Bobbie. Thanks for posting! No parrots need gravel/grit, including macaws. Gravel/grit is only ...
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| cockatiel egg | 1/5/2007 |
Q: now i have 2 pairs fof cocaktiels. I got one of them almost like 3-4 weeks ago now and the second ...
A: Zuhair. I don't see any problem with the second pair of birds, based on the information in your ...
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| sun conure | 1/4/2007 |
Q: getting a sun conure anything I should know? toys or housing wise? ways to control noise? thanks
A: Kelli. Thanks for posting! Congratulations! Sun conures are nice birds. Suns are no different ...
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| Monk Parrot, beak | 1/4/2007 |
Q: I just noticed last night that my parrots beak looks almost like it is "peeling"? Almost like how ...
A: Tiffaney. Your Quaker's beak is made out of the same type of material our fingernails are made ...
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| monk parakeet, eggs? | 1/4/2007 |
Q: I have one monk parakeet. I do not know the sex. I was just wondering, if it is a female will it lay ...
A: Tiffaney. Thanks for posting! It might lay eggs and it might not...it just depends on what happens ...
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| love birds | 1/4/2007 |
Q: Our love birds have had three babies two are small and grey with green feathers and a black stripe ...
A: Jordan. Thanks for posting! You can't tell their sexes visually...lovebirds have to be DNA sexed. ...
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| cockatiels | 1/3/2007 |
Q: I'm sorry, I forgot the name to the medicine. It was styptic powder, which, because of my mom's ...
A: Katie. I'm very familiar with styptic powder. It's also used on dogs, cats, and other animals. ...
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| LoVeBiRdS | 1/3/2007 |
Q: my lovebird's feathers sometimes get straighten up...what does it means?...but when i approach or ...
A: Julius. Thanks for posting! I'm not sure what you mean when you say their feathers "sometimes get ...
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| Sick Conure | 1/3/2007 |
Q: We have a 12 year old marooned-bellied conure that has suddenly begun to sleep all day and make ...
A: Marjie. Thanks for posting! Whenever you change a bird's diet, it can result in ...
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| cockatiels | 1/2/2007 |
Q: OK. I just thought that it kept on bleeding because when he stressed his wing, a thin scab that ...
A: Georgia. What is the purpose for the cover over the cage and the heat lamp? I don't agree with ...
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| Budgie | 1/2/2007 |
Q: I have a very tame pet budgie. We found her flying outside this past summer and was able to catch ...
A: Andre. Thanks for posting! The feathers will grow back with her next molt, as long as feather ...
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| Love Birds "eggs" | 1/2/2007 |
Q: Today, my female lovebird laid an egg in the food dish. What do I need to do? Do they usually lay ...
A: Sondrew. Thanks for posting! Is your bird with a mate or is she a single lovebird? If she's a ...
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| Love Birds | 1/2/2007 |
Q: i have had for about 1 year. the food is seeds. the red spots is all over the birds feathers.the ...
A: Barbara. If these red spots are on the feathers and not on the skin, these spots could be stress ...
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| parakeets | 1/2/2007 |
Q: I thank you for the quick answers you have given me. I am the bird lady with the "sleeve" issue. ...
A: Heather. Thanks for posting! I don't recall, and I also looked back at previously answered ...
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| birds | 1/1/2007 |
Q: You also asked if my birds are tamed... i guess they are i got them at the store.
A: Alex. I'm confused as to where we are with answers to your questions. Can you tell me what ...
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| cockatiels | 1/1/2007 |
Q: all right. I'll see an avian vet as soon as i can. But Pierre only bleeds when he stresses his wing ...
A: Georgia. If you've owned this bird for over a week now and a scab hasn't formed on this cut yet, ...
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| cockatiels | 1/1/2007 |
Q: I Got a Cockatiel recently (his name is Pierre). It has only been one week since he became family, ...
A: Georgia. Thanks for posting! Happy New Year to you also! The very first thing you need to do is ...
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| birds | 1/1/2007 |
Q: How do I clip a Conure's and a Parrot's wings. Also what food is it that a bird should never eat ...
A: Sylvia. Thanks for posting! Please visit my website for information and links with pictures for ...
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| Parrot | 12/31/2006 |
Q: A day ago my family and I left to go out and when we came back our parrot, Joey, was on the bottom ...
A: Heather. Thanks for posting! Jerking, as in having seizures (need more details/information)??? ...
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| Love Birds | 12/30/2006 |
Q: one came from out side it flue to my husband when he was out in back yard.i bought the other one ...
A: Barbara. Thanks for posting! How severe is the feather loss? I mean, is the bird losing 1 feather ...
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| my blackcapped conure | 12/28/2006 |
Q: yes i do want the bird , i wouldn't of bought it if i didn't . the bird comes out as a fly about ...
A: Zoe. Did you use any of the information from my website to start trying to tame this bird down? If ...
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| Conures - open leg bands | 12/28/2006 |
Q: Chrys: I was doing a web search on leg banding in regard to wild-caught conures and saw a related ...
A: Pam. Thanks for posting! Open leg bands can mean the conures were wild caught and went through a ...
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| Egg NOT HATCHING | 12/28/2006 |
Q: My conure's egg isent hatching. i shined a flash light and i saw veins and stuff. it has been over ...
A: David. Thanks for posting! How long ago did you candle the egg and see veins and stuff in it? It ...
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| Lovebird Eggs | 12/27/2006 |
Q: A woman I know breeds lovebirds. Her female died today with complications due to laying, but there ...
A: LJ. Thanks for posting! The eggs need to be hatched in an incubator. However, if you don't ...
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| LoVeBiRdS | 12/27/2006 |
Q: ..my pair of lovebird's feathers all over the body sometimes straighten up...do they feel ...
A: Julius. It depends! How long do they keep them fluffed up (I believe this is what you mean)? If ...
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| LoVeBiRdS | 12/27/2006 |
Q: ..i have a problem and i'm confused...my pet lovebirds don't eat cubed carrots and kernel corn...do ...
A: Julius. Thanks for posting! Have your lovebirds seen cubed carrots and kernel corn before? If ...
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| can my bird catch my illness | 12/26/2006 |
Q: Chrys, Hi, first I would to thank you for answering my questions, Peaches and Murphy are cuddling ...
A: Denise. You're very welcome...I'm glad if I can help. No, birds cannot catch colds. I still ...
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| lovebirds sexual behaviour with food | 12/26/2006 |
Q: I had put a piece of broccoli in my love birds cage and my husband notice it later trying to mate ...
A: Lynda. Thanks for posting! Your lovebird is exhibiting normal behavior. His hormones are running ...
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| cockatiel babies, RESPOND SOON! plz | 12/24/2006 |
Q: The yellow feathers have a rough feeling to where they start. A part of each feather is stuck to the ...
A: Aamir. This white stuff on the babies is part of what the parents are regurgitating to the ...
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| cockatiel babies, RESPOND SOON! plz | 12/24/2006 |
Q: Hey Chris, all of the eggs have hatched(4). The first one is 6 days, 2nd and third one iare 5 days ...
A: Congratulations, Aamir! Babies finally! At 6, 5, and 3 days of age, they shouldn't have feathers ...
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| Goffins adoption update | 12/24/2006 |
Q: its Amanda again, i thought id let you know im making a small amount of headway with the parrot shop ...
A: Amanda. It's nice to hear from you again! Actually, I think of you and this bird quite often. ...
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| boy or girl sun conure? | 12/23/2006 |
Q: ignore my last question, it was supposed to be sun conure, not cockatiel. what would be better, a ...
A: Kristen. With sun conures, it doesn't make any difference in the sexes. Both sexes are good ...
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| Sick cockatiel | 12/23/2006 |
Q: Does this occur when they are molting? I jsut realized that ther are new wing feathers growing on ...
A: Zuhair. Molting is very stressful on a bird. Yes, stress can result in your bird being fluffed up. ...
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| breeding and housing | 12/22/2006 |
Q: ..i'm in first time...i have pair of lovebirds(Double Dark (Slate, Mauve) Cinnamon and Dark Aqua ...
A: Julius. Thanks for posting! Are you sure you have a male and female lovebird? They have to be DNA ...
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| Sun Conure Hostility | 12/21/2006 |
Q: my Sun Conure is about 5 years old. She (we assume the conure is a female) has for some reason ...
A: Sagar. Thanks for posting! Your bird is behaving normally for a bird that has bonded to it's human ...
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| Sick cockatiel | 12/21/2006 |
Q: She is fluufed up almsot all the time. But she eats and drinks pretty well.Hi again Chrys, I noticed ...
A: Your bird could be sick, Zuhair, but I'm not sure. Sometimes a bird will fluff up for a day or so, ...
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| Lethargic Sun-day conure | 12/21/2006 |
Q: My conure seems to be acting lethargic. She is also doing alot of head bobbing and twitching her ...
A: Robbie. Thanks for posting! I don't have enough information. It could be your bird is chilled ...
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| putting different birds together | 12/20/2006 |
Q: I have 2 cockatiels and 2 keets that I put into my patio cage together during the day,,,at night ...
A: Lee. Thanks for posting! It just depends on the personalities of the individual birds involved. ...
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| Sick cockatiel | 12/19/2006 |
Q: I noticed a sound comming from inside the female's body. What does this mean? it happens when she ...
A: Zuhair. Thanks for posting! I don't know exactly what you are hearing inside your bird, but it ...
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| taming an indian ringneck parakeet | 12/19/2006 |
Q: I would like to ask your advice about taming my indian ringneck parakeet. I have had Sky for about 6 ...
A: Michelle. Thanks for posting! Well, this bird isn't tame, so you have to start from the beginning. ...
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| old and new tiel | 12/19/2006 |
Q: I have a male tiel who is three and a half years old, i got him when he was 16weeks. He loves people ...
A: Michelle. Thanks for posting! You have to take this situation at the bird's speed. If it takes 6 ...
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| breeding conures | 12/18/2006 |
Q: I have a male sun conure and a female nanday? conure that seem to be very affectionate with ...
A: Amy. Thanks for posting! It's possible these 2 different subspecies of conures could breed, ...
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| Tiel white flakes | 12/18/2006 |
Q: Our new cockatiel, apparently about 4-5 months old, itches and preens a lot. When he does and he is ...
A: Robin. Thanks for posting! Preening a lot is perfectly normal for your tiel. Your tiel is at the ...
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| Cleaning | 12/18/2006 |
Q: hope you are well...?Tell me,how does one clean their birdie up?I just got an African Grey (born 8th ...
A: Shuroma. Thanks for posting! With your grey so young right now, you can take a wash cloth with ...
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| i want them blue! | 12/17/2006 |
Q: i have a female Double Dark (Slate, Mauve) Cinnamon and a male Dark Aqua Pied/Split Turquoise but ...
A: Julius. Thanks for posting! What type of parrots are you talking about here? In most cases when ...
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| Biting Behavior | 12/17/2006 |
Q: My male parrots keeps on biting me as hard as he can and he wont stop. Whenenver i hold a water ...
A: David. Thanks for posting! What are you doing when your bird bites you? Your bird is scared ...
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| Cockatiel hatching time | 12/16/2006 |
Q: Hey again, thanks for telling me and I rated you. I have also read that their will be peeping sounds ...
A: Aamir. It takes a baby bird 24-48 hours to hatch out of an egg. They start pipping on the inside ...
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| Sick Sun Conure? | 12/16/2006 |
Q: I bought two Sun Conures a year ago from a pet store. They were both doing fine until yesterday ...
A: Ginny. Thanks for posting! Birds don't get colds, if this is what you were referring to about ...
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| Galvanized Cages | 12/15/2006 |
Q: i am planning to build a cage. I was reading your apst answers and found out that you also biuld ...
A: Zuhair. I don't know much about galvanized wire. I read years ago that there are 2 types and one ...
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| Amazon Parrot Health | 12/15/2006 |
Q: I've noticed a lump by one of the ears of my Amazon parrot and I'm not sure if i should be concerned ...
A: Rick. Thanks for posting! No, I have no idea why there's a lump there. If you can provide more ...
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| Marcus | 12/14/2006 |
Q: Once more, thanks for the quick reply. Here are some answers to your questions. I'm affraid my ...
A: Alan. Yes, most definitely, birds can be jealous. If your bird is bonded to either you or your ...
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| Budgie vs Lovebird | 12/13/2006 |
Q: I have the opportunity to buy from a breeder either a Budgie or a Lovebird that I will hand feed? I ...
A: Patty. Thanks for posting! Lovebirds are only nippy in certain situations, such as when they are ...
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| Sun Conure very shy | 12/13/2006 |
Q: I have 6 birds, a lovie, 3 tiels, a jenday and a sun conure. The conures I purchased together from ...
A: Jane. Thanks for posting! What you are witnessing is different personalities of parrots. The ...
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| Marcus | 12/13/2006 |
Q: Me again. Really appreciate your being available for curious bird owners such as myself. Marcus (my ...
A: Alan. Thanks for posting! Parrots don't get fleas. The vigorous flapping of the wings is your ...
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| my blackcapped conure | 12/12/2006 |
Q: i think i have made a mistake i recently bought my bird on the spur of the moment, I've had two ...
A: Zoe. Thanks for posting! I think the first decision you need to make is whether you want a pet ...
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| Cockatiel age? | 12/12/2006 |
Q: is there any way to tell a cockatiels age? what about from a blood test?. I want to breed mine, i ...
A: Zuhair. There is no way to determine a bird's age unless there are records you can refer to from ...
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| Understanding the information on a Sun COnure's band | 12/11/2006 |
Q: Sorry to bother you and I apologize if this is the wrong alias to ask this question but I saw a post ...
A: Cori. Thanks for posting! It's no bother! You are correct...the 99 in the band stands for the ...
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| incubation & hatching temp, of parrots | 12/11/2006 |
Q: need to know what temp to keep babies after hatched? email answer to Mic5Will@aol.com
A: Jackie. Thanks for posting! I have to respond via this website. Sorry. Depends on their age. If ...
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| eclectus weight question | 12/10/2006 |
Q: Can you provide or send me a link to a average weight chart for a growing Solomon Island Eclectus? I ...
A: KL. Thanks for posting! There aren't any average weight charts for eclectus'. You'll need to find ...
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| qauker parrot | 12/10/2006 |
Q: my new bird wants to nibble my ear, face,hair and neck even my shirt gently of course is he trying ...
A: Miriam. Thanks for posting! Yes, your parrot is preening you. To your bird, you are part of ...
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| Birds and bird eggs | 12/10/2006 |
Q: I own a male cockatiel. I was thinking of getting a female for him and start breeding them. Before I ...
A: Shayla. Thanks for posting! All parrots have the ability to mimic (they don't actually talk). ...
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| Lovebird chewing nails, irritation under wing | 12/9/2006 |
Q: I am inexperienced in bird care and have a year old Fishers Lovebird named Buddy. For the past ...
A: Lew. Thanks for posting! Parrots do draw their nails up through their beaks like you describe, but ...
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| Lovebird | 12/9/2006 |
Q: In the span of 3 weeks, from Nov.9/06 my 2 yr. old lovebird has laid 5 eggs (unfertilized). She lost ...
A: Nadia. I was reading your comments in your rating of my response. Your comment about me telling ...
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| My caique | 12/9/2006 |
Q: My caique has been limping and sad since yesterday and is not eating much either. She has also been ...
A: Teena. Thanks for posting! I need more details! Why is your bird limping? What makes you think ...
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| baby budgies | 12/9/2006 |
Q: I have 2 clutches of baby budgies, 4 in one box and they are are older, developing really well and ...
A: Rebecca. Thanks for posting! It's not the hen that's doing a poor job of keeping her babies ...
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| Parrot Eggs? | 12/8/2006 |
Q: Some say they come in incubators, but your right it's probably illegal. Just curious! I do have ...
A: Gabriel. A lot of factors should be taken into consideration before purchasing a bigger parrot. ...
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| Parrot Eggs? | 12/8/2006 |
Q: I have come accross many adds on the internet of people selling fertile parrot eggs. Is it really ...
A: Gabriel. Thanks for posting! I'm sure it's possible you can buy parrot eggs online, but I don't ...
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| my parakeet is ill | 12/8/2006 |
Q: i recently got over a bad cold. a couple days ago i noticed some changes in my parakeet. his stool ...
A: Sorry...I forgot the link: www.aav.org Chrys ------------------------------ Hi, Manda. Thanks for ...
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| parrolets | 12/7/2006 |
Q: We just aquired 2 parrolets and would like to know what temp is good to keep them at, what foods to ...
A: Paula. Thanks for posting! If these birds are 9 months old, whatever temperature is comfortable ...
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| buying, mating and breeding | 12/7/2006 |
Q: ..im from philippines...i just bought a pair of lovebirds whose colors are green w/ white and a blue ...
A: Julius. Thanks for posting! $10 for a pair of lovebirds is cheap by standards in the USA, ...
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| Sun Conure | 12/7/2006 |
Q: My sun conure is completely another bird today. I noticed the difference in her behavior this ...
A: Sylvia. Thanks for posting! I don't know what's wrong with your bird based on the information ...
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| indian ringneck | 12/7/2006 |
Q: Two days ago i bought a indian ringneck parrot from the petshop. I asked the petshop people how old ...
A: Jake. Thanks for posting! Is your new bird wearing a leg band? If so, send me the information on ...
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| cockatiels | 12/6/2006 |
Q: ..i live in Albuquerque and ive contacted the Bird club and no one has even returned my emails. Ive ...
A: Amanda, She's abusing and neglecting these birds under her care. You might want to try the local ...
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| cockatiels | 12/5/2006 |
Q: thx! nope, not interested in breeding. i dont supply them with anybox or breeding material, and i ...
A: Amanda. Thanks for the update on the goffins. This person must not know what she is doing at all! ...
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| cockatiels | 12/5/2006 |
Q: I have 5 tiels in a large flight cage. 3 are males 2 are females. one of the females gets along with ...
A: Amanda. Thanks for posting! I'd keep them separate for now. These 2 may end up pair-bonding with ...
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| Parakeet Issues | 12/5/2006 |
Q: I have a parakeet that will not quit laying eggs. She began laying at about one year of age. She is ...
A: Toni. Thanks for posting! When your keet lays infertile eggs, you should leave them where she laid ...
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| What to and not to feed | 12/5/2006 |
Q: I just got a great deal on an African Grey that is about a year old and I have found he likes cheese ...
A: Mike. Thanks for posting! Congratulations! However, stop the cheese! Birds are lactose ...
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| Cockatiel Weaning | 12/4/2006 |
Q: My cockatiel was handfed bedfore I got it from about 2 or 3days old. It was flying at 7 weeks and we ...
A: Liz. What you have is a young bird who loves flying, just like all other young parrots. Young ...
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| Lovebird health | 12/4/2006 |
Q: I am also a breeder of peachfaced lovebirds. I have 17 of them altogether, two of which I adopted ...
A: Margaret. Thanks for posting! Have you picked this lovie up and examined this area to see if you ...
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| Cockatiel Weaning | 12/4/2006 |
Q: I have a 10 weeks old cockatiel whom I have been hand feeding since it was 4 weeks. I introduced ...
A: Liz. Thanks for posting! Could it be that your tiel is losing some of it's weight due to fledging? ...
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| parakeet health | 12/3/2006 |
Q: should this be something i should be concerned about?
A: Justin. Thanks for posting! Yes, this is something you should be concerned about. It could just ...
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| White eyed conure | 12/3/2006 |
Q: I have a whit eyed conure, and I'm not too sure if it's a male or female. He/she, is about 7-8 years ...
A: Tori. Thanks for posting! Your bird will need to be DNA sexed in order to determine it's sex. ...
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| ? about can my bird get a cold | 12/3/2006 |
Q: I have a month old sun conure, he has been very active and normal for a while. today I noticed that ...
A: Norma. Thanks for posting! If your month old sun conure is showing signs of illness, you need to ...
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| leg band information | 12/2/2006 |
Q: I was recently given a conure by a friend...i looked at the band on his leg and it reads FZZ649. I ...
A: Deonna. Thanks for posting! The band won't tell what type of conure you have. If you can describe ...
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| cockatiel mate | 12/1/2006 |
Q: I have a male cockatiel and I bought him a mate. I don't know if she is a female or male but I call ...
A: Denise. It doesn't sound like these 2 birds are pair-bonded to me based on the information you ...
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| Possibly hurt/traumatized green cheek | 12/1/2006 |
Q: We do give him a bath often (we live in an area that is warm most of the year), but this smell is ...
A: Jinx. Perhaps you should call an avian veterinarian and ask for further advice. I can only advise ...
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| 7 -8 week old Alexandrine | 11/30/2006 |
Q: I have recently got a Baby Alexandrine Parrot this is my first parrot so i am just wanting to no a ...
A: Ashleigh. Thanks for posting! There's much information on the internet on this species of birds. ...
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| Two Completely Different Conures | 11/30/2006 |
Q: I recently purchased two conures from a pet store- I felt sorry for them because they were returned ...
A: Maria. Thanks for posting! The fact that these 2 birds were returned to the store after having ...
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| OWA question on 06/23/06 | 11/29/2006 |
Q: Chrys for your reply. Just an update on my OWA, Lucky. He continues to have exacerbation of foot ...
A: You're very welcome, Yvonne. I'm glad I was able to help some. Thanks for the update! I have an ...
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| Cockatiel mutation | 11/28/2006 |
Q: What should i check about the pair when i get them? I am getting them from a breeder. He has lots of ...
A: Zuhair. Are you going to breed this pair, too, or keep them as pets? How soon do you want to ...
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| Conure | 11/28/2006 |
Q: I have a 5 year old green cheek who has started pulling feathers from the top and back of her head ...
A: Donna. Glad to be able to help. Your conure is on a poor diet. The prepackaged seed, safflower, ...
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| Conure | 11/28/2006 |
Q: I have a 5 year old green cheek who has started pulling feathers from the top and back of her head ...
A: Donna. Thanks for posting! Is there another bird present? A single bird cannot pull it's own ...
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| i want to know | 11/27/2006 |
Q: i was just asking because i am a beginner of taking care of a parrot but is it good to give food to ...
A: Kathy. It depends on what human food you feed your parrot. Parrots shouldn't have human food that ...
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| Conure has a fat wing???? | 11/27/2006 |
Q: My Nanday, (B 1991) is 15 years old. Eats Safflower mix and some fresh veggies lately he's ...
A: Ken. Thanks for posting! I don't know exactly...could be many things. Could be diet related, as ...
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| Trying to correct mistake with my macaw | 11/26/2006 |
Q: I was wrongfully advised that to stop my male scarlet macaw from biting to 'smack' the beak while ...
A: Don. Thanks for posting! You can't undo what you've already done. Is this bird afraid of you, ...
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| i want to know | 11/26/2006 |
Q: thing where are how the parrots came from are where can we find parrots are what they like to play ...
A: Kathy. Thanks for posting! There's so much to learn/know about parrots, I can't possibly put ...
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| baby princess parrot | 11/25/2006 |
Q: I have just had to remove 2 baby princesses from the mum as one had died and the other 2 looked very ...
A: Christine. Thanks for posting! If the handfeeding food isn't 102-104 degrees F when FED to the ...
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| Baby budgies | 11/25/2006 |
Q: I have 2 budgie hens nesting in the same box . The male has recently died (I think they killed him) ...
A: Heather. Thanks for posting! You'll need to continue to handfeed these babies yourself. This is ...
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| My parakeet's biting habit | 11/25/2006 |
Q: I just got my parakeet and everytime i go to pick her up she tends to bite.. and bites hard is there ...
A: Chelsy. Thanks for posting! Your bird is trying to tell you that s/he doesn't like being picked up ...
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| Vacation with parakeet | 11/22/2006 |
Q: I have a tame and friendly parakeet that I would like to take on a family vacation to Colorado this ...
A: Martha. Thanks for posting! You can take your bird with you, but you have to ensure your bird does ...
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| Conure Conundrum | 11/22/2006 |
Q: I have two conures: a 5 yr old female black-capped and a 3 year old yellow-sided (green-cheek ...
A: Christine. Thanks for posting! They may never go back to the way they were. How long have you ...
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| What kind of bird do you suggest | 11/20/2006 |
Q: We are a family of four; wife, husband, 7 year old and 4 year old. We are considering a bird as a ...
A: Rhonda. Thanks for posting! I do not advise people on the type of bird(s) they should choose. I ...
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| cockatiel mate | 11/16/2006 |
Q: I have a male cockatiel and I bought him a mate. I don't know if she is a female or male but I call ...
A: Denise. Thanks for posting! I need more information in order to answer your question. How long ...
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| Vomiting Cockatiel | 11/16/2006 |
Q: This evening, I noticed that my 10-year old cockatiel was making regurgitating motions, and then he ...
A: Daryl Ann. Thanks for posting! It just depends on what the problem is here. It's not normal for ...
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| Cockatiel egg | 11/14/2006 |
Q: Ok I will take the nest out. The female is eating the cuttlebone alot. Everytime i see them ,they ...
A: Zuhair, Yes, eggs may still come after you remove the nesting box. By you removing the nesting ...
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| Cockatiel egg | 11/14/2006 |
Q: I cracked the egg. I saw a yolk in it. Does this mean that the hen is going to lay fertile eggs ...
A: Zuhair. All eggs have yolks in them, whether they are fertile or not. I seriously doubt your ...
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| baby parrot problem | 11/13/2006 |
Q: I have a hatchling parrot who has what appears to be a hernia, the small (size of a pin head) that ...
A: Mary. Thanks for posting! I can't advise you on this because I don't know if what this baby has ...
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| Taming a young cockatiel | 11/13/2006 |
Q: I do have time, I stay home for now and probably until January or February so I'm sure I can give ...
A: Thea. You can start handling them as soon as they open up their eyes. You want them to see you as ...
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| Possible sexual behaviour | 11/13/2006 |
Q: Yes i knew about the regurgitating. but since his body was jumping with his head, wasn't to sure, ...
A: Amanda. When a parrot starts bobbing it's head like that, it's hard for the body not to follow ...
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| Cockatiels | 11/12/2006 |
Q: Hey Chris, I have a pair of cockatiels. They have mated several times and they did not lay eggs. I ...
A: Aamir. Thanks for posting! I may or may not be able to help. You haven't given me enough details ...
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| Taming a young cockatiel | 11/12/2006 |
Q: Just last week, 3 eggs from my pair of tiels hatched. The oldest would be 7 days old today. This is ...
A: Thea. Thanks for posting! It's possible, but depends on the bird and how much time you have. You ...
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| Possible sexual behaviour | 11/12/2006 |
Q: Yesterday i was in a parrot shop that focuses on rehoming rescue birds. I was holding a 12 year old ...
A: Amanda. Thanks for posting! What the bird was most likely doing was showing you affection by ...
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| cockatiel egg laying | 11/12/2006 |
Q: They are incubating the eggs now, well at day time they do but at night they dont. They sleep ...
A: I think they have basically abandoned this egg. Also, if they are only 9 months old, they are TOO ...
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| cockatiel egg laying | 11/10/2006 |
Q: I am not sure what their age is. The breeder i got these from said they are old enough to breed. Its ...
A: Zuhair. Don't give up! These birds might just be young, maybe too young yet. Tiels should be ...
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| Cockatiels breeding age. | 11/9/2006 |
Q: What age do the females have to be, to be able to breed?
A: Aamir. Thanks for posting! Cockatiels should be 18-24 months of age when allowed to breed. They ...
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| cockatiel egg laying | 11/9/2006 |
Q: Yes, she does have mate. I havent seen the male feeding the female but i have seen them mating. they ...
A: Zuhair. I forgot to ask you how old these tiels are? If these tiels are young and/or this is their ...
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| VERY aggresive parrot | 11/9/2006 |
Q: I have a 5yr old blue front amazon. Recently he has become very aggressive towards me. Flying at me ...
A: Jeannie. Thanks for posting! I need more information in order to be of any help. When he ...
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| Red headed amazon eyes | 11/9/2006 |
Q: Actually I have two questions. First of all my parrot is old. I have had him about 25 years and the ...
A: Barbie. Thanks for posting! I don't know if there's anything wrong with your amazon's eyes, but I ...
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| cockatiel egg laying | 11/9/2006 |
Q: my cockatiel has layed an egg. I am not sure if its for the first time. From what i have researched ...
A: Zuhair. Thanks for posting! Normally, tiels lay an egg every other day until a full clutch of ...
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| Biting Conure | 11/7/2006 |
Q: I bought him from a breeder and have had him for about 2 months. He was hand fed. I can only hold ...
A: Melissa. Something must have happened once you brought this bird home for him to go from being a ...
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| Biting Conure | 11/7/2006 |
Q: I have a 4 month old Green Cheeked Conure that loves to bite. If he sees uncovered skin he bites it ...
A: Melissa. Thanks for posting! Was your conure handfed as a baby (is this bird supposed to be tame)? ...
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| African Grey | 11/6/2006 |
Q: I have a five year old African Grey that I have noticed a dullness and cracking appearance to his ...
A: Hope. Thanks for posting! I'd say you need to have an avian veterinary evaluation of your bird. ...
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| Female parrotlet | 11/6/2006 |
Q: I think she maybe attempting to nest? She was born July 28, 2006. I don't know if her gestures with ...
A: Richard. The regurgitation is her way of showing how much she loves you. It sounds gross, but in ...
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| sore leg/parrot | 11/6/2006 |
Q: My 2 year old Green-Naped Rainbow Lory got somehow his left toes tangled while standing in the cage ...
A: Doris. Thanks for posting! I don't know how long it will take for this bird to recouperate since I ...
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| Female parrotlet | 11/5/2006 |
Q: I think she maybe attempting to nest? She was born July 28, 2006. I don't know if her gestures with ...
A: Richard. Thanks for posting! Female parrots can lay infertile eggs without a male partner. ...
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| banding | 11/3/2006 |
Q: I recently bought a conure, and it came with no papers, but a band on its foot, the band reads: MWA ...
A: I forgot to ask...are you in the USA or other? What type of conure is your bird? So far, I haven't ...
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| LOvebird baby!!! | 11/3/2006 |
Q: my two love birds laid a clutch of eggs and there first egg hatched today, this is there first baby, ...
A: Shane. Thanks for posting and congratulations! Baby parrots can live off their yolk sacks for the ...
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| choosing the right parrot | 11/3/2006 |
Q: Hey Chrys, I was just wondering could you help me decide with your experience with parrots a ...
A: Tommy. I'm sorry to not have answered your questions completely last night. You seem to know a lot ...
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| My new Black-capped Conure | 11/3/2006 |
Q: We just bought her a week ago. She is still on her seed diet as well as the fresh veggies and fruit ...
A: Victoria. I don't think it's molting (although she could also be molting if she's close to 6 months ...
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| My new Black-capped Conure | 11/3/2006 |
Q: We just bought a female, 3 month old black capped conure. She loves us all and is eating and ...
A: Victoria. Thanks for posting! Are you sure this bird is only 3 months old? Parrots don't normally ...
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| lovebirds | 11/2/2006 |
Q: I have a problem with my two ten month old lovebirds. I came home to find that they had been hurt by ...
A: Emma. thanks for posting. How did a hawk get to your lovebirds? This is something you need to fix ...
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| My Congo African Grey | 11/1/2006 |
Q: it was very helpful. This is my first Grey and anything is helpful. I have her on Harrison's food. ...
A: Denise. I've never used Harrison's, but if it's seed, it's not good for your grey. The more ...
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| My Congo African Grey | 11/1/2006 |
Q: I have a 7 month old African Grey and I noticed her red tail feathers seem to be falling out. I'm ...
A: Denise. Thanks for posting! I'd say your grey is going through it's first molt. First molts occur ...
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| hi | 10/28/2006 |
Q: "it is a serious matter there were in all 7 babies. 2 of them are perfectly all right. 2 out of ...
A: Prakhar. Thanks for posting! It sounds like these babies have splay leg from your description. ...
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| lovebirds | 10/27/2006 |
Q: So i got a thmometer and hydrometer today and upon placing it at egg level i found out that it was ...
A: Aaron. I can't really say whether they will hatch or not because I don't have enough information. ...
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| lovebirds | 10/26/2006 |
Q: I work at a vet clinic as a technician and today a woman came in for us to remove her lovebirds eggs ...
A: Aaron. Thanks for posting! How cool!!! You seem to be doing all the right things. You need to ...
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| love birds laying eggs | 10/22/2006 |
Q: I have two lovebirds who have been living together for about a year. This week for the first time, ...
A: Linda. Thanks for posting! I don't know if these eggs are fertile or not (I don't know the sex of ...
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| Found Nanday Conure Parrot | 10/21/2006 |
Q: ..a Nanday flew onto my shoulder 2 weeks ago while I was in my garden.He is banded,which ...
A: Wendy. Thanks for posting! JHC 7 isn't enough information to trace down this bird by it's band ...
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| hi | 10/21/2006 |
Q: i have 11 parakeet & other birds in a very large area in which 1 parakeet lay 3 eggs in which 1 baby ...
A: Prakhar. Thanks for posting! If you want this baby to live, you'll need to remove it from the ...
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| baby quaker | 10/21/2006 |
Q: i just bought a baby quaker this week when will he or she eat pellets the baby is eating treats but ...
A: Debra. Thanks for posting! How old is this baby? Is s/he weaned? What kind of treats are you ...
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| Parakeet health | 10/19/2006 |
Q: No I havent clipped her wingsat all. And I checked to see if she has excess fat I dont see that even ...
A: MO. I'm glad she's doing a bit better. Keep in touch and let me know how your bird is doing. ...
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| Help with my New Grey | 10/18/2006 |
Q: He isn ot overweight, at the moment I think he is just finding his boundries and getting used to his ...
A: I'm glad I/this site can be helpful to you! This is why we're here! It's OK to leave him out of ...
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| Help with my New Grey | 10/18/2006 |
Q: I do feel quite honored that he likes to come out of his cage as his previous owners said he was ...
A: Louise. Definitely, yes, parrots can sense fear from several feet away. The theory is they can ...
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| Parakeet health | 10/18/2006 |
Q: just yesterday I noticed that my 5 year old parakeet is having problem to fly,and when she does she ...
A: MO. Thanks for posting! Is your keet overweight? If so, her weight could keep her from being able ...
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| Help with my New Grey | 10/18/2006 |
Q: "Hi, Firstly, hats off to you all for the wonderful site, help and advice. I have just taken on a 3 ...
A: Louise. Thanks for posting! Thanks to you for taking this grey in and loving him as he should be ...
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| Weiro eggs not hatching | 10/18/2006 |
Q: I have a pair of weiros who hatched out 3 live babies out of 4 eggs. I have left two of the babies ...
A: Heather. Thanks for posting! Sounds like you might have 2 birds laying eggs in the same nesting ...
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| Loud Cockatiel | 10/17/2006 |
Q: I have a almost 2 month old cockatiel and we think its a male he makes these loud twerping noises ...
A: Emily. Thanks for posting! You need to give your tiel some time! S/he is only 8 weeks old and was ...
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| african gray | 10/17/2006 |
Q: I have her for 2 week's now and she seem's to be growing well,i actually hand feed her 3 time's a ...
A: Sean. Thanks for posting and congrats on your new grey! They are wonderful parrots! Since this ...
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| ringneck | 10/12/2006 |
Q: i can't give you a link to a photo, but if you want i can e-mail you a photo directly what ...
A: Kerry. You can send photos to chrys.meatyard@wpafb.af.mil. I'd like to see a photo of the entire ...
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| is WING CLIPPING proper?? | 10/12/2006 |
Q: First of all thanks for solving our problems.\ Sir my question is that i have owned a CONGO AFRICAN ...
A: Kami. Thanks for posting! Also, thanks for allowing me to help you solve your bird problems. ...
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| lovebirds raising... | 10/12/2006 |
Q: hi, im kit... im new in lovebirds pets (i just have them yesterday =) 1 pair of eyering and another ...
A: Kit. Thanks for posting! I don't have any information to offer specifically for raising lovebirds, ...
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| lovebird having seizures | 10/11/2006 |
Q: two days ago, i noticed my lovebird (about 12 years old) was eating a seed and went into a seizure, ...
A: Diane. Thanks for posting! If your lovebird is having seizures, you need to take him to an avian ...
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| Sleep Cages | 10/11/2006 |
Q: I have an African Grey and a Green Cheek conure which both reside mostly in my room. Most of my ...
A: Cody. Thanks for posting! You did good by asking in advance! I wish more people would ask in ...
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| follow up bird not hand tame | 10/6/2006 |
Q: Had him checked out for feather plucking - vet said stress - was a bird vet. Bird has never been ...
A: Vicky. It's going to be extremely difficult to tame a 13-year old bird who's never been tame ...
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| breast wound on love bird | 10/6/2006 |
Q: I have a pair of black hooded love birds. A month ago, I noticed that the female has a split in her ...
A: Areta. Thanks for posting! I don't understand what you mean by a "split." Is this area bleeding? ...
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| Lovebirds or Conures? | 10/5/2006 |
Q: I'm thinking about getting a Lovebird or Conure? wat do u perfer to have? i'm looking for a bird ...
A: Peter. Thanks for posting! I prefer conures, but conures are usually loud. Cockatiels are not ...
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| Blue Front Amazon Biting | 10/5/2006 |
Q: I Have Only Had My BFA ( Born 4 / 6 / 06 ) For 3 Weeks Who Was Shipped From Colorodo . This Parrot ...
A: Lynn. Thanks for posting and welcome to the world of parrots! Your BFA isn't so different than ...
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| Biting amazon. Jealous? | 10/5/2006 |
Q: I have a 4 year old yellow crowned amazon that I've has since he was weaned from hand feeding. When ...
A: Caroline. Thanks for posting! One thing I do want to say is that you should NEVER trust your ...
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| Budgie Biting | 10/4/2006 |
Q: umm ok thats chrys I'll try to do this for a few weeks and do you want me to tell you what happened ...
A: Kunal. While I'm very interested in knowing how you and your birds are doing, especially after I've ...
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| new budgie problems | 10/4/2006 |
Q: I just got a budgie on saturday. hes doing ok, mostly just sitting on a perch, and he wasnt made any ...
A: Lydia. Thanks for posting! I don't think you should be alarmed. I believe what you are describing ...
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| How to Tame a New Lovebird | 10/4/2006 |
Q: Cedar just seems scared of me in general. The pet store assures me he was hand raised...but when I ...
A: Sheryl. If you've only had this bird a few days/week, s/he is likely scared of you! You're new to ...
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| Budgie Biting | 10/3/2006 |
Q: MY budgies spend most of thier time playing outisde of the cage or they sit on ( cuase i leave the ...
A: Kunal. I can't guarantee you can tame down your blue budgie. As I stated in my previous post, ...
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| Wing clipping | 10/3/2006 |
Q: Our baby grey was still being handfed in a specialty pet store. Though only 14 weeks old her wings ...
A: Professor Grey. Thanks for posting. I'm assuming you have your grey at home now? I don't think ...
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| my new budgie | 10/3/2006 |
Q: I just got a parakeet from petco, I,ve been told he is a boy, and I love him. The problem is that ...
A: Lydia. Thanks for posting! How old is your new keet? Do you know if the keet was handfed as a ...
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| Human transmitted diseases | 10/2/2006 |
Q: We are very close to our birds (conures and caiques)..cuddling, kissing and playing with them. If we ...
A: Victoria. Thanks for posting! The answer to your questions is yes. Birds can get sick with germs ...
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| How to Tame a New Lovebird | 10/2/2006 |
Q: I just got a baby lovebird a couple of days ago to replace one that just recently died. My new ...
A: Sheryl. Thanks for posting! Your new lovie may not have had enough time yet to settle down in his ...
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| Cockatiel No Longer Likes Me | 10/2/2006 |
Q: I was given a lovely Female Pearl Cockatiel in March of 2006. The bird was very wary of hands at ...
A: Amber. Thanks for posting! Your tiel could have broken her neck when she hit that window. Have ...
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| cockatiel eggs | 10/2/2006 |
Q: my cockatiels have laid eggs and have been sitting on them for about 21 days. how do i know if the ...
A: Jess. Thanks for posting! If it's been 21 days since the female started incubating the eggs, they ...
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| My parrotlet ATTACKS me | 10/2/2006 |
Q: Ok... Im incredibly upset... i dont know wht to do.. i've had my parrotlet for a week now..he's 8 ...
A: Zahra. Thanks for posting! Was your parrotlet handfed as a baby? I'm curious about this since ...
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| Infertile eggs | 10/1/2006 |
Q: I have a pair of budgie birds that have mated, and the hen is sitting on her eggs, but they should ...
A: Joanie. Thanks for posting! Yes, these eggs should have hatched by now if they were going to ...
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| breeding parkeets | 10/1/2006 |
Q: We have a pair of parakeets they we have had for a couple of years now. A year ago we got a nesting ...
A: Tonya. Thanks for posting! There isn't anything you can do to help your female lay fertile eggs, ...
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| two cages | 10/1/2006 |
Q: would it be a GOOD ideai to have two Cages for my one Cockatail! one cage for playing, hangaing out, ...
A: Peter. Thanks for posting! I don't believe this is a matter of whether it's a good idea or not, ...
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| Sun Conure | 10/1/2006 |
Q: Yes it's a female and I would love to know what to do now. Thanks again MindyHello, Just wanted ...
A: Mindy. Does your female have a mate where this egg could be fertile? If not, then the egg is ...
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| Budgie Biting | 10/1/2006 |
Q: I have 2 budgies and i got them 2 months ago. one is a green one and the other is a blue one. my ...
A: Kunal. Thanks for posting! Evidently, your green budgie is tame, but the blue one is not. Perhaps ...
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| Introducing Parrot to Dog (Puppy) | 9/30/2006 |
Q: I have a Congo African Grey parrot who is about 5 1/2 years old. He only gets along with me and my ...
A: Andrew. Thanks for posting! I have lots of parrots and 3 dogs. Two of my dogs could care less ...
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| Hand rearing love birds | 9/30/2006 |
Q: We hav two baby lovebids and their parents flew away. I have no idea how old they are but i think ...
A: Carmen. Thanks for posting your questions! If these babies just opened their eyes about 5 days ...
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| TAMING AN OLDER AFRICAN GREY BIRD | 9/29/2006 |
Q: i HAVE JUST BOUGHT A 13 YEAR OLD AFRICANGREY. HE FEATHER PLUCKS I BELIEVE AS A RESULT OF BEING ...
A: Vicky. Thanks for posting! Is this grey supposed to be tame? Where did you buy this grey from (a ...
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| Sun Conure | 9/29/2006 |
Q: Just wanted to know if it's normal for my Sun Conure to lay an egg? Thanks Mindy
A: Mindy. Thanks for posting! It's normal if your sun is a female! Single female parrots can lay ...
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| Cpmpatibility | 9/27/2006 |
Q: thx, 1/2 the question was correct. sorry i was unclear. i apprecate the input about the tiels, ill ...
A: Amanda. It depends on the personalities of the individual birds involved. Each bird is as ...
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| Cpmpatibility | 9/27/2006 |
Q: i have a 6 month old goffins cockatoo. at some point down the line i may consider aquiring another ...
A: Amanda. Thanks for posting! I'm a bit confused as to what you are trying to do here and, thus, ...
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| Finnally preening has occured | 9/26/2006 |
Q: Today i saw the female preening the male for the first time. Earlier this morning the male was ...
A: Birdlover. Thanks for posting! Not necessarily. The behavior you state in your post means the 2 ...
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| Budgies plucking | 9/26/2006 |
Q: Chrys - The budgies are on a pelleted/seed/veggie-fruit combination diet. They get all of these in ...
A: Gena. This sounds to me like a classic case of plain old plucking. And as you know as a parrot ...
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| Parakeet - ? bird injury | 9/26/2006 |
Q: Wilmer seems to have adapted to his new surroundings, continues to eat well and he's even chattering ...
A: Nikki. I can't predict specifically how many days it will take for your bird to heal. The number ...
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| Training baby senegal | 9/26/2006 |
Q: One more question. What is the best way for me to deal with a flighty bird? I know I need patience ...
A: Jana. Young birds would rather fly than eat! This is just the way they are. Flying is natural for ...
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| Budgies plucking | 9/25/2006 |
Q: I was reading your advice to another person about their sun conure plucking their chest. I have many ...
A: Gena. Thanks for posting! Do the feathers grow back in and then the birds pluck them out again? ...
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| Parakeet - ? bird injury | 9/25/2006 |
Q: I have a year old parakeet, who has his wings clipped to a certain extent but is able to fly a ...
A: Nikki. Thanks for posting! You should be able to pick up your parakeet and tell if his leg is ...
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| My parrot is sick, I need help! | 9/25/2006 |
Q: My parrot was in a very good condition, playing and eating healthy food. This morning when I ...
A: Dalia. Thanks for posting! I can't help you because I don't know what's wrong with your ...
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| Training baby senegal | 9/23/2006 |
Q: I am going to pick up my baby Senegal tomarrow. I know that it was recently weaned (hand fed). It's ...
A: Jana. Thanks for posting! Congrats on your new baby! In my opinion, and since this baby was ...
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| Parakeets and cold weather | 9/22/2006 |
Q: Chris, I read your email to Kathryn (the First Grade teacher in Philly) regarding keets and cold ...
A: Jeff. Thanks for posting your questions! Birds can tolerate cooler temps better than hot temps, ...
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| Parrots | 9/22/2006 |
Q: I have a green cheeked conure and will be getting an African Grey soon. I was wondering if the two ...
A: Cody. Thanks for posting! It depends on the personalities of the individual birds. Each bird's ...
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| breeding love birds | 9/21/2006 |
Q: i recently bought 2 lovebirds, male and female, only because i was told that lovebirds should be ...
A: Josie. Thanks for posting your questions! You shouldn't have believed the person who told you ...
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| Orange Winged Amazon | 9/21/2006 |
Q: .. In addition to my prevoiusAs I mentioned, none of these babies had ever had their wings clipped ...
A: Joan. The breeder didn't clip the babies' wings because once a parrot fledges, it's important to ...
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| senegal parrot | 9/21/2006 |
Q: I have recently bought a senegal parrot. I previously had one for 2 years sadly she died,but the one ...
A: Anita. Thanks for posting your questions! How old is your new senegal? Evidently, s/he wasn't ...
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| My cockatiels!!!!! | 9/21/2006 |
Q: My birds(cockatiels) are a bonded pair and this is their first clutch of eggs. She laid her first ...
A: Frank. Thanks for posting. Are you absolutely sure you have a bonded pair (male and female) and ...
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| Can Indian Ringnecks and cocateils be in the same Avary | 9/21/2006 |
Q: ? Is this ok? Thank you Tania
A: Tania. Thanks for posting! It's OK if they all are compatible. I can't tell you if they are ...
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| Orange Winged Amazon | 9/20/2006 |
Q: ..my name is Joan. I just bought an Oranged Winged Amazon. When I went to visit the breeder, 5 ...
A: Joan. Thanks for posting. Orange wings and blue fronts are different subspecies of amazons. They ...
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| Quacker or not | 9/20/2006 |
Q: I have a 16 year old Orange winged Amazon who is my heart. Ike and I have been together for 6 years ...
A: Lorie and Ike. Thanks for posting! I can't say whether these two birds will get along well ...
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| feding baby love birds | 9/19/2006 |
Q: ------------------------- Followup To Chrys Thanks Chrys also do i feed them from my left to right ...
A: Kay. I'm glad my website is helpful to you. With the baby facing you, feed right to left. You ...
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| Conure potty training. | 9/19/2006 |
Q: I have a green-cheek conure that I've had since it was a baby. He's about 1 year old and is very ...
A: Wesley. Thanks for posting! I think what you might have done wrong during training is NOT teaching ...
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| parakeet eggs | 9/18/2006 |
Q: My girlfriend's parakeet laid 5 eggs between Aug 30th and Sept 6th. She (the parakeet) has been on ...
A: Bob. Thanks for posting! Fertile eggs will begin to hatch about 18 days from the date the female ...
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| My Amazon is scared of me?? | 9/18/2006 |
Q: ok i bought my Yellow headed amazon about 4 month ago for the first 2 weeks he was great and isnt ...
A: Alex. Thanks for posting! Your post is a bit difficult to understand, but sounds to me like you ...
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| old Patagonian conure | 9/17/2006 |
Q: I have a Patagonian conure who is at least 26 years old; he is a feather-plucker, can no longer fly, ...
A: Sheila. Thanks for posting. I recommend you get this conure in for a medical evaluation. You need ...
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| feding baby love birds | 9/17/2006 |
Q: how often should i feed 16 and 13 day old baby love birds and how much formula
A: Kay. Thanks for posting! Babies of this age should be fed at least 4 times per day. The amount ...
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| Lovebird beak health | 9/16/2006 |
Q: My peach-faced lovebird is about 2 months old, and I've just noticed that her beak appears to be ...
A: Taemi. Thanks for posting! It would help if you could explain more clearly what you mean by ...
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| Giardia Troph Infection | 9/16/2006 |
Q: I have had my parakeet for about 9 months. He became sick with giardia troph infection, which ...
A: Jessica. Thanks for posting. I cannot say how long it will take your keet to recover. This ...
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| fertile parrots | 9/15/2006 |
Q: My parrots are infertile, What can I do?
A: Fredesvinda. Thanks for posting. If they are truely infertile, there isn't anything you can do ...
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| is this cage ok? | 9/15/2006 |
Q: i was wondering if this cage would be ok for a green cheek he would be out of it several hours a ...
A: Kelli. Thanks for posting! I hope I looked at the right cage...the Prevue 117W for $95 for ...
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| is he molting? | 9/14/2006 |
Q: hey again well when i meant a lot of feathers i really did mean A Lot of feathers like 7 feathers a ...
A: Alia. Yes, feather loss can be the result of poor health, poor diet, improper lighting, ...
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| is he molting? | 9/14/2006 |
Q: Well I have a male budgie, proximity 2 years old (I think), I had him with me for 1 year and half ...
A: Alia. Thanks for posting! Your budgie may be molting, but it's not normal for a bird to lose a ...
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| Male and a female cockatiel...will they breed soon? | 9/14/2006 |
Q: What are the signs of pair-bonding? The person that i got this from said that they were old enough ...
A: Birdlover. See my previous response for signs of pair-bonding. Your male will feed the female (not ...
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| African Grey - Please help! | 9/13/2006 |
Q: Chrys, I hope I am not driving you crazy, but I have no one else that has been able to help me with ...
A: Robyn. I don't mind the posts, as I love talking with others about parrots! Yes, definitely, a ...
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| African Grey - Please help! | 9/13/2006 |
Q: Chrys, This is going to be kind of long, so please bear with me. I work in a nursing home in south ...
A: Robyn. No, I'm sure Max will enjoy the change of scenary and the mental stimulation of going home ...
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| African Grey - Please help! | 9/13/2006 |
Q: Chrys, This is going to be kind of long, so please bear with me. I work in a nursing home in south ...
A: Robyn. Thanks for posting this interesting story! Your situation isn't really as unique as you may ...
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| Male and a female cockatiel...will they breed soon? | 9/12/2006 |
Q: I got a female cockatiel 5 months ago... i have bred finches before so i kind of got excited and got ...
A: Birdlover. Thanks for posting. How old are these tiels? I'm going to answer your questions, then ...
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| Breeding a 6 month old Cockatiel | 9/12/2006 |
Q: Is it ok, possible, or even healthy to let a 6 month old male tiel breed? Can they even at this age?
A: Betty. Thanks for posting your question! I'm not sure if a 6-month old male tiel is "potent" if ...
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| Parrot Biting | 9/12/2006 |
Q: I have a 17 week old blue front amazon in which was starting to ween on mixed food and hand feeding. ...
A: Steve. Thanks for posting! I need more information/details in order to be helpful. Did something ...
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| Indian ringnecks | 9/12/2006 |
Q: I have a blue pair of 3 yr old ringnecks that have started laying eggs. The female has laid 4 eggs ...
A: Ian. Thanks for posting your question! It was a good move to move this pair to their own cage, ...
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| Cockatiel band/age | 9/11/2006 |
Q: I just purchased a cockatiel from a a bird store here in NC, and she has a band on her leg. I ...
A: Chrissy. Thanks for posting your questions! There may not be a place online you can go to...just ...
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| Parakeets | 9/11/2006 |
Q: I have 2 Parakeets one Blue named Bell and one Green named Texas. Bell has a cream/skin color on ...
A: Jennifer. I can relate to not being able to find things after a move! I moved last summer and am ...
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| sun conure | 9/11/2006 |
Q: I have a sun conure, well behaved and great personality my ? is,, should I keep having his wings ...
A: Cindy. Thanks for posting your question! I recommend you keep his wings clipped. This will ensure ...
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| Parakeets | 9/10/2006 |
Q: I have 2 Parakeets one Blue named Bell and one Green named Texas. Bell has a cream/skin color on ...
A: Jennifer. Thanks for posting your questions! Sounds to me like you have 2 females...females' ceres ...
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| tag no weight gain, size to small | 9/8/2006 |
Q: i have a 20 day old tag NIKO that has not put on any weight sence it was removed for the next but ...
A: Odell. I'm not sure there is a medical problem with your TAG. This could be why the vet's office ...
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| tag no weight gain, size to small | 9/8/2006 |
Q: i have a 20 day old tag NIKO that has not put on any weight sence it was removed for the next but ...
A: Odell. Thanks for posting! I have some questions: - Was the vet an avian vet or a regular cat/dog ...
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| baby conure | 9/7/2006 |
Q: I did check out your website and it's packed with good info! I'm trying to learn everything I can. ...
A: Amy. I'm glad to hear my website is helpful...thank you. Yes, sun conures are very nice parrots. ...
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| baby conure | 9/7/2006 |
Q: I've purchased a 4 wk old baby sun conure and would like to know how long I continue feeding her ...
A: A. West. Thanks for posting your question! You have sooo much to learn! I'm really surprised the ...
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| my parrot is not the same | 8/28/2006 |
Q: This is Mike and on August 12 to August 19 my family and I went on vacation. The place we were ...
A: Mike. Thanks for posting. I think you may have a couple of things going on here. Amazons are ...
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| Sun Conure | 8/28/2006 |
Q: I just want to know, if I leave her another week, then remove the eggs, will this not distress her ...
A: Caroline. When you remove the eggs, the bird might wonder what happened to them and look around as ...
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| Cockatiels | 8/28/2006 |
Q: I recently acquired a male and female pair of cockatiels of unknown age from someone who had them in ...
A: Joannie. Thanks for posting. Since birds prefer other birds to humans, and since these tiels are ...
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| Sun Conure | 8/27/2006 |
Q: hope you can help me. I have a sun conure who has laid eggs. She has made a nest in the chest of ...
A: Caroline. Thanks for posting. Has it been 4 weeks since the first egg was laid or 4 weeks since ...
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| Taming my parrot. | 8/26/2006 |
Q: I have got a red neck parrot for about a year now.He is the only pet in the house I have got except ...
A: Nittin. Thanks for posting. Parrots that were not handfed as babies are usually not tame because ...
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| parakeet health | 8/25/2006 |
Q: I am happy to hear that you have been to Greece and I am glad you enjoyed it. Next time you are in ...
A: Jenny. You are most welcome. Yes, definitely try to speak to someone familiar with birds at the ...
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| parakeet health | 8/25/2006 |
Q: I am sorry but I think I accidentally resent my last mail, please disregard. Thank you so much for ...
A: Jenny. You're from Athens...how cool! I've been to Athens and Volos several times and I really ...
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| parakeet health | 8/25/2006 |
Q: This morning I noticed that one of our parakeets is having a problem with one of her legs. She keeps ...
A: Jenny. Thanks for posting. I'm not a bird vet and I'm at a disadvantage because all I have to go ...
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| conures | 8/23/2006 |
Q: it's me again with another question about "Spike", my cinnamon green cheek conure. Do these birds ...
A: Marion. Thanks for posting. Cuttlebone is supplemental calcium. If your conure doesn't need ...
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| What type | 8/22/2006 |
Q: Green cheek,or Quaker. I keep going back and forth and am at a loss. The cage I will be using is 22 ...
A: Kelli. The required size of a bird's cage depends on several things: - How much time the bird has ...
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| parrot | 8/22/2006 |
Q: how do i know if my parrot is not feeling well or if shes just being stubborn? she is very talkative ...
A: Kathy. Thanks for posting. What species of parrot is this? Two weeks isn't very long for your new ...
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| Sun conure & Quaker Parrot | 8/21/2006 |
Q: I recently aquired a quaker parrot and I have had a sun conure for approximately 4 years. We have ...
A: Kelly. Thanks for posting. Yes, what you are seeing is the mating process! It's possible these 2 ...
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| conures | 8/20/2006 |
Q: I have a Cinnamon Green Cheek Conure that I bought 1 week ago. He/She is about 4 months old. His ...
A: Marion. Thanks for posting. The key to teaching a parrot how to talk is repetition. Whatever you ...
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| claws | 8/15/2006 |
Q: I am dog groomer and know about trimming dog and cat claws, but not my fiances parrot's. I think ...
A: Debra. I'm so sorry...I forgot to include my website addy: ...
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| orange amazons | 8/15/2006 |
Q: i want to know will they ever breed and how long will they breed for as the male is 9! will they ...
A: Fasial. Thanks for posting. I don't know if they will ever breed. Depends on if they are ...
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| Baby sun conures | 8/14/2006 |
Q: 1st timer. I had 2 sun conures hatched. 1 on the 5th & 1 on the 10th of Aug. 1 egg did not hatch, ...
A: Bev. Thanks for posting. Baby parrots' crops are supposed to be full like you describe. I've ...
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| african gey with lovebirds | 8/13/2006 |
Q: Can lovebirds go in the same cage as an african grey parrot weve had the parrot a while but only got ...
A: Gordon. Thanks for posting. It's possible these 2 different species could live together, depending ...
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| Health of my Bourkes parakeet | 8/11/2006 |
Q: I should have mentioned he does have a band... but its hard to hold him... he doesnt like it and he ...
A: Jeanne. The leg band might have a year on it, depending on whom issued the band and what the ...
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| Health of my Bourkes parakeet | 8/11/2006 |
Q: I have a bourkes parakeet that was given to me about 3 yrs ago. I do no know how old he is. He ...
A: Jeanne. Thanks for posting. If you don't know your keet's age and he doesn't have a leg band, it ...
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| BABY PARROTS | 8/10/2006 |
Q: I was wondering if there was an expert parrot breeder that can help me in taking care of a baby ...
A: Eddie. Thanks for posting. I've handfed hundreds of baby parrots. It is very important that you ...
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| Budgie behaviour | 8/7/2006 |
Q: Why do budgies cling to the netting of the cage at night, they are hanging on with their feet, as ...
A: Deborah. Thanks for posting. Most parrots hang on the side of their cages at various times of the ...
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| I need help with timidness | 8/6/2006 |
Q: Tora I believe is just under 3 months old. I've had Aya for about 6 months. No, I don't know that. I ...
A: Jessica. The decision as to whether to give Tora up is one you'll have to make based on your ...
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| not eating | 8/6/2006 |
Q: i bought my parrot yesturday morning and its not eating anything,its also sitting there shaking,the ...
A: Debbie. Thanks for posting. What kind of parrot is this? How old is the bird? What type of diet? ...
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| I need help with timidness | 8/6/2006 |
Q: I have a two parakeets, and they are both afraid of me. ONe of them I found in a praking lot (Aya), ...
A: Jessica. Thanks for posting. How old is the keet you just bought? How long have you had Aya? Do ...
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| Possible Breeding | 8/4/2006 |
Q: Yea it helps but i guess theres just no sure way of finding out the sex but a DNA test. thank uHi ...
A: You're correct. DNA sexing is 100% accurate. Find Avian Biotech on the internet for information on ...
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| my 7-yr old sun conure laid eggs | 8/2/2006 |
Q: What is involved with the actual breeding of sun conures? My bird was given to me with the idea ...
A: Nikki. Thanks for posting. Your female sun is laying infertile eggs, which is normal during ...
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| First Parrot | 8/1/2006 |
Q: So I have finally made the decision to get my first parrot. I want a smaller parrot, probably no ...
A: Ashley. Thanks for posting. Amazons are great parrots, but moody and other little squirks. Not so ...
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| sun conure | 8/1/2006 |
Q: we cannot let him out of the cage when visitors are over as he attacks them but is very loving ...
A: Shannon. Thanks for posting. There is no one who can tell you if eclectus' and sun conures "have a ...
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| REGARDING SMALL BUDGIES | 7/31/2006 |
Q: I AM VERY TENSE BECOUSE OF MY PETS (SMALL AUSTRALIAN PARROTS) THEY ARE DYEING ONE AFTER THE ANOTHER ...
A: Imran. Thanks for posting. I have no idea what is wrong with your budgies based on your post. You ...
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| My budgie isn't happy | 7/31/2006 |
Q: I've had my budgie for a while now, and he never wants to spend time with me. His cage is next to ...
A: Eugenie. Thanks for posting. Why do you say your budgie never wants to spend time with you? How ...
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| Help | 7/31/2006 |
Q: I am wondering if you can give me some advice. I live in Australia and am planning on building an ...
A: Darren. Thanks for posting. Are you planning on keeping parrots as pets or as breeders or both? I ...
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| my parakeet | 7/31/2006 |
Q: I have a young male ringneck parakeet. I have started to notice he is missing feathers on the top of ...
A: Debra. Thanks for posting. Is your ringneck moulting? Moulting is the process whereby a bird ...
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| Lovebird with broken tail | 7/31/2006 |
Q: My lovebird injured himself while I was away. Nearly a week ago, Rafiki must've fallen during his ...
A: Shannon. Thanks for posting. You must realize this injury has been a traumatic experience for your ...
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| Third generation import senegal as pet? | 7/30/2006 |
Q: i have found a guy in my area selling two male third generation import senegals, they are 2 years ...
A: Lee. Thanks for posting. I don't know if one of the birds would become semi-tame in a few ...
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| cocatiel and conure | 7/29/2006 |
Q: I have a cocatiel and conure as pets. Both are very nice birds that get a lot of attention from my ...
A: Kevin. Thanks for posting. The only way to stop this is to separate the birds into individual ...
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| feeding | 7/28/2006 |
Q: i have bought kaytee exact hand feeding formula for my 3week old grey. but i dont know how much to ...
A: Nancy. Thanks for posting. You should feed your grey enough to fill up his/her crop at each ...
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| wigglenecking biting parrotlet | 7/28/2006 |
Q: Our parrotlet is about two years old and it used to be so sweet. Now he bites very hard.(draws ...
A: Laurene. Thanks for posting. Well, something had to have happened to cause your parrotlet to ...
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| pbfd | 7/27/2006 |
Q: my partner and i brought a 15 wk old medium sulphur crested cockatoo about 3 years ago. with in 3 ...
A: Debz. Thanks for posting. I'm so sorry to hear about your cockatoo. I know how hard it is for you ...
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| lovebirds | 7/27/2006 |
Q: i just mgot a 11 week old lovebird. He is hand taimed, but when i put him in his cage and i dono sit ...
A: Jenn. Thanks for posting. Parrots grind their beaks when they are content. This means they are ...
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| lovebirds | 7/27/2006 |
Q: my lovebird has eggs but I only have one.. does this mean she got pragnet at the breeders place or ...
A: Jennifer. Thanks for posting. Single female birds can lay infertile eggs without mating with a ...
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| conures | 7/27/2006 |
Q: I have recently adopted a 1 year old pearly conure. He was originally purchased from a pet store and ...
A: Carol. Thanks for posting. I can't say this for sure because I don't know the bird, but he should ...
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| severe mccaw | 7/26/2006 |
Q: I have a 3 year old severe mccaw that we have hand fed since a baby and now she is acting like a ...
A: Holly. Thanks for posting. I don't have enough details about what's going on with your bird/in ...
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| Budgie Mystery Weight Loss | 7/26/2006 |
Q: I have got a blue and white male budgie, he is nearly three years old. Over the last year he has ...
A: Ceri. Thanks for posting. I'm sorry to hear your budgie is ill. If your avian vet can't find the ...
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| keets | 7/25/2006 |
Q: I have had a keet for 4 years. When we originally bought 2 keets and 1 died. bouught another and the ...
A: Linda. Thanks for posting. Sometimes the stress from being moved to a new location is too much for ...
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| Senegal Beak | 7/25/2006 |
Q: my senegal parrot is about 22 years old, he was originaly my aunties, but she passed away last year, ...
A: Adam. Thanks for posting. It would be most helpful if I had a picture of what you're talking ...
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| Eclectus Parrot | 7/25/2006 |
Q: We have a 5-year old eclectus. Her name is Natali. She's a quiet and shy bird, and in very good ...
A: Van. Thanks for posting. To be honest with you, I don't have any experience with Eclectus parrots. ...
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| Hand Feeding Amazon Baby | 7/24/2006 |
Q: I have a young Orange wing. He/She is eating very well and trying out the seed that I have placed ...
A: Mary Dee. Thanks for posting. At about 2 months of age, and since s/he is nibbling on other types ...
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| Budgie Cage Location | 7/24/2006 |
Q: Answer - Hi, Mariya. Thanks for posting. You can move your budgies anywhere you want, as long as ...
A: You don't need to worry about sleeping with your budgies in the same room. Some birds produce a ...
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| my parakeet is on the bottom of cage why? | 7/24/2006 |
Q: are around the same age & have been together for 2 yrs.One is male one female.The male started ...
A: Jessica. Thanks for posting. Did you take your keet to a bird (avian) vet? A cat/dog vet doesn't ...
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| cockatiel | 7/23/2006 |
Q: We just recently bought a cockatiel as a beggining pet for almost a newly wed couple. Shes a gray ...
A: Jessica. Thanks for posting. The time a bird requires depends on the personability of the ...
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| talking | 7/22/2006 |
Q: I have a ockatiel that i was teaching to talk this morning and it started making grinding sounds ...
A: Amir. Thanks for posting. Sounds to me like your tiel might be trying to say something, unless the ...
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| type of conure?? | 7/21/2006 |
Q: I have just gotten a conure from a friend, and she said it was a Nano Conure. I looked it up and did ...
A: Bridget. Thanks for posting. No such thing as a nano conure. Does Nanday conure sound familiar? ...
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| not hatching eggs | 7/21/2006 |
Q: I have a pair of sunconuas' parrots that when they laid their eggs they will sit on them untill they ...
A: Corretta. Thanks for posting. I'm not sure I understand your post, but I'll try to answer based on ...
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| Breeding?????? | 7/20/2006 |
Q: We have a quaker parrot and a sun conure in same cage and we have noticed the quaker trying to breed ...
A: Jeff. Thanks for posting. I'm not going to say it's impossible for these 2 different species to ...
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| illness | 7/19/2006 |
Q: ------------------------- Followup To Okay, this parakeet and one other (female) were purchased ...
A: Deneen. Good details! We'll get to the bottom of this! If Bonnie is bald on top, and he doesn't ...
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| illness | 7/19/2006 |
Q: I have 3 parakeets, one female, two males (did not know the difference at the time) One of the males ...
A: Deneen. Thanks for posting. I don't have enough information from you. Need as many details about ...
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| Sun Conure | 7/16/2006 |
Q: I have a four month old sun conure, I got him when he was 12 weeks old and supposedly done weaning. ...
A: Monica. Thanks for posting. Sun conures should be weaned by the time they are 8 weeks old. It can ...
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| Umbrella Cockatoo Weaning Question | 7/14/2006 |
Q: I purchased an umbrella cockatoo ten days ago. When we purchased him he was getting his feathers in ...
A: Stephanie. Thanks for posting. You can start the weaning process when your too begins nibbling on ...
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| parrot registratin in the uk | 7/12/2006 |
Q: mt problem lies with an orange winged amazon, given to me by a guy whose wife has asthma, so they ...
A: Mary. Thanks for posting. I don't know anything about parrot registration in the UK. Can't be of ...
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| Eating Disorder/Bleeding from nail. HELP! | 7/12/2006 |
Q: I have a blue front Amazon, lately, he's been stuffing himself with food and regurgitate the food he ...
A: Katy. Thanks for posting. I love blue fronts! Have a few myself. They can be pigs and are ...
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| How soon can lovebirds lay new eggs? | 7/12/2006 |
Q: We have 5 baby lovebirds, the youngest being about 6 weeks old. The mother has now laid a new egg ...
A: Cynthia. Thanks for posting. In my experiences, baby lovebirds start to wean at about 4 weeks and ...
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| Sexing a lutino | 7/11/2006 |
Q: I have a 1 1/2 year old lutino cockatiel. How do i tell if it's a male or female?
A: Debbie. Thanks for posting. The sexing of lutino's isn't an easy task, but can be done if you look ...
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| Parakeet is flying away | 7/11/2006 |
Q: my newer bird is not tame yet, bacause I got it a week ago.Today, I've tried talking to my first ...
A: Marina. Sure, you can separate these birds, but if you want them to remain tame, you'd have to keep ...
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| Breeding | 7/11/2006 |
Q: I have a 18 month old female cinnamon cockatiel that i would like to breed. Is she at the right age ...
A: Debbie. Thanks for posting. 18 months of age is a good age to begin the breeding process. A pair ...
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| baby lovebirds trouble | 7/10/2006 |
Q: I have taken upon myself to handfeed and care for a clutch of three lovebirds two healthy 1 runt who ...
A: Amanda. Thanks for posting. The leg problem these lovebirds have is called splay leg. It's not ...
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| Blue Crown Conure male versus female, pros and cons. | 7/10/2006 |
Q: I have purchased a blue crown conure, now five weeks old. The breeder states he has 1 female and 1 ...
A: Janet. Thanks for posting. I have blue crown conures and the only difference between the 2 sexes ...
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| Parakeet is flying away | 7/10/2006 |
Q: I have a problem.I got my frist parakeet in december 2005.It is hand-trained, very friendly.When I ...
A: Marina. Thanks for posting. Birds prefer other birds to humans. As long as there is another bird ...
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| Brooders | 7/10/2006 |
Q: I have upcoming baby cockatiels and would like to handfeed them but i don't have a brooder. Where ...
A: Debbie. Thanks for posting. Brooders are readily available at bird supply companies. Search the ...
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| broken foot??? | 7/10/2006 |
Q: i think my 9 week old cockatiel has a broken foot. he will not put any weight on it and is limping. ...
A: Kristyn. Thanks for posting. If you think your tiel's foot is broken, you need to take s/he to an ...
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| Handfeeding | 7/9/2006 |
Q: I would like to learn how to raise and handfeed cockatiels. Do you know how i could start?
A: Debbie. Thanks for posting. You could start by visiting my website for information. I've posted ...
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| GREY NOT EATING | 7/9/2006 |
Q: Please, please, please, HELP! My Grey is slowly dying and I don’t know what to do about it. I ...
A: Simon. Thanks for posting. I'm not sure what I can do to help if your avian vet can't help your ...
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| parakeets | 7/8/2006 |
Q: I am first grade teacher. I would like to add a parakeet to my classroom pets (hooded lab rat and ...
A: Kathleen. Thanks for posting. It just depends on how cold is cold! Caged parrots can withstand ...
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| Parakeet Biting - Ouch! | 6/29/2006 |
Q: Our family have a parakeet named Mike. We purchased him as a gift for our son, under the best ...
A: Tami. Thanks for posting. Your keet is bonded to you. This is why he attacks others in your ...
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| pair of parakeets flying around | 6/29/2006 |
Q: I was wondering if two birds flying around in a bedroom would poop around in it. I am a 13 year old ...
A: Lydia. Thanks for posting. Yes, they would poop around in the room if they were free-flying. I ...
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| Attacks on feet! | 6/27/2006 |
Q: I have a decent size aviary with about 70 birds in it. A fair few budgies and cockateils, a pair ...
A: Greg. Thanks for posting. I'm so sorry to hear about this. Is this an outside or inside aviary? ...
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| trying to find the right pet 4 me | 6/27/2006 |
Q: i read once that if you have a budgie alone with no mirrors the bird will bond with you. but i also ...
A: Danielle. Thanks for posting. I don't know what you're reading, but the best pet bird is a single ...
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| OWAmazon | 6/23/2006 |
Q: A year ago, we bought (more like rescued)an Orange Winged Amazon from a lady who sold him to us for ...
A: Yvonne. Thanks for posting. What a wonderful story! I commend you and your family for your ...
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| Parrotlet help | 6/21/2006 |
Q: Thursday we got our first parrotlet. We have a cat, but have not exposed Quizno (the bird) to it. ...
A: Terry. Thanks for posting. Your new parrotlet may not have had sufficient time to settle down yet ...
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| handfeeding | 6/20/2006 |
Q: well Chrys the thing is my mom has lots of parakeets and yesterday one of them threw out a little ...
A: Annette. I was thinking about something in your post. You state your mom has lots of ...
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| love birds | 6/18/2006 |
Q: i bought two love birds they are not tame and fight amongst themselfs a lot, is there any way i can ...
A: Corinna. Thanks for posting. Chances are pretty slim you can tame these guys down. Depends on ...
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| new parrot (conure) owner. help! | 6/17/2006 |
Q: I just accquired a Greened Conure from a pet store. He/she is almost 2 years old without any ...
A: Brittany. Thanks for posting. Congratulations on your new conure! Conures are one of my favorite ...
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| Hand taming my bird | 6/15/2006 |
Q: I have a parakeet that is about 2 years old & I finally got him (Jack) to calm down enough to put my ...
A: Cathy. Thanks for posting. How your keet will react depends on his individual personality. Some ...
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| Budgies Health | 6/12/2006 |
Q: Chrys, I have a female yellow budgie (lutino?) about 3 years old sharing a cage with a younger male ...
A: Colin. Thanks for posting. Parrots (your budgie is a parrot) are supposed to nap a good part of ...
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| Baby Senegal | 6/11/2006 |
Q: I recently got my first parrot, A 12 week old senegal and i was wondering if it was normal for them ...
A: Colette. Thanks for posting. Yes, it is normal for baby parrots to be clumsy! They are learning ...
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| Weaning | 6/9/2006 |
Q: Is it possible to wean at 10 weeks? Answer - Hi, Sarah. Thanks for posting. What species of ...
A: Sarah. Depends on if the baby is ready to start weaning. At 10 weeks, some are ready and some ...
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| Parrotlet - biting, growling - attacking | 6/2/2006 |
Q: I recently purchased a hand-fed male parrotlet about 3 weeks ago from a breeder. I think he's ...
A: Allison. Thanks for posting. Biting in caged birds is a learned behavior. In other words, your ...
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| AFRICAN GREY BREEDING | 6/1/2006 |
Q: I HAVE TWO GREYS WHO HAVE SET UP HOUSEKEEPING. THE FEMALE HAS LAID TWO EGGS AND WAS BROODING THEM ...
A: Kathy. Thanks for posting. All parrots are different, so answering your questions will be ...
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| size and breeding | 5/26/2006 |
Q: how old does an african grey have to be to start breeding?and which gets bigger the male or female?
A: Larry. Thanks for posting. I wouldn't start to breed a domestic female grey until she is about 5 ...
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| Parrolet Cock Eating Eggs | 5/25/2006 |
Q: I have a 1st time breeding pair of young parrolets. The hen had 6 eggs she was sitting on then the ...
A: DuRena. Thanks for posting. How young are the parrotlets? They could be too young. How old were ...
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| Chicks dead in eggs | 5/24/2006 |
Q: Sorry for the confusion. The Hen sits on the eggs and appears to incubate with no problems. The ...
A: Terry. If the embryos were fully developed when you opened the eggs, the hen isn't having trouble ...
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| Chicks dead in eggs | 5/24/2006 |
Q: I need your advise again. As you know we have been hand rearing an african grey. Who is doing very ...
A: Terry. Thanks for posting again. Is there a reason why you would want to remove the eggs from the ...
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| Macaw with possible allergies. | 5/23/2006 |
Q: I have had my Severe Macaw for a year she is 20 years old and she has itched and picked her nose ...
A: Miranda. Thanks for posting. It could very well be allergies, but because it could also be other ...
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| would you if could find a free male lovebird | 5/22/2006 |
Q: would you if could find a free male lovebird for my lovebird she keeps laying eggs and has no spouse ...
A: Kathy. Thanks for posting. If you're asking me to find you a free lovebird, I'm sorry, but I don't ...
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| Hand rearing lovebirds | 5/8/2006 |
Q: I have two little lovebirds. Their parents were removed from the nests and they were discovered ...
A: Janie. Thanks for posting. 1. Sounds to me like you already have a good estimate on their ages. ...
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| laying eggs | 5/4/2006 |
Q: i just had a pair of lutino peachfaced late march. i put them in the cage and laid an egg the next ...
A: Jeffrey. Thanks for posting. A pair of birds have to be pair-bonded before they will mate and lay ...
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| taming/bonding with lovebird | 4/30/2006 |
Q: Two weeks ago I purchased a lovebird from a petstore. He (I think) is 6 months old or less. ...
A: Victoria. Thanks for posting. First of all, 2 weeks may not be long enough for your new lovebird ...
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| Peculiar behaviour with my Parrotlet | 4/29/2006 |
Q: and hopefully help with my question, which is... My Parrotlet, Bobby (5 year old Pacific) is a ...
A: Romey. Thanks for posting. No, this behavior is not harmful for him. Only harm would be if your ...
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| Breathing and sneezing problem | 4/29/2006 |
Q: I have 2 parrots, (they look like gray parrots but are green, sorry I really dont know which parrots ...
A: Berna. Thanks for posting. Sounds like your parrot might have a respiratory problem. Is there ...
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| Blue and Gold odor? | 4/25/2006 |
Q: the rescue was feeding him a hook bill parrot mix, but I am gradually correcting that daily. I feed ...
A: Susan. I'm happy for you that you got your B&G! Go easy on the mashed potatoes, pizza, etc. ...
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| Blue and Gold odor? | 4/25/2006 |
Q: I have my 9 year old joey, blue and gold, I told you about last week and asked some questions on ...
A: Susan. I don't have a clue as to what might be causing the foul odor except that perhaps he needs ...
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| African Grey Parrot and chicken wings | 4/24/2006 |
Q: First, thank you for any help you can give. My girlfriend and I have an African Grey a little over a ...
A: Josh. Thanks for posting. A parrot can have anything humans eat that is HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS, ...
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| Congo African Gray or Scarlet Macaw? | 4/21/2006 |
Q: I'm planning on purchasing my first large parrot (I have a green cheeked cunure who is now around ...
A: Jessie. Thanks for posting. I can't give you a general list of pros and cons for the 2 species of ...
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| Parrotlet and taming | 4/21/2006 |
Q: I recently adopted a parrotlet, a little female, about 9 months old. She was hand raised, from a ...
A: Jillian. Thanks for posting. Sounds like your new parrotlet is doing quite well actually. It's ...
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| Taming a Budgie | 4/20/2006 |
Q: I've had my budgie for a month now, and I bought him as a healthy bird at 6-8 weeks of age. It's ...
A: Steel. Thanks for posting. You're doing very well with your budgie it seems! Couple of ...
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| budgie breeding | 4/18/2006 |
Q: i have several birds, cockatiels a kakariki, 2 senegals and an alexandrian ringneck and today we ...
A: Angela. Thanks for posting. I do not recommend colony breeding any parrots. I've colony bred ...
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| Mixing bird breeds | 4/18/2006 |
Q: I currently have 2 cockatiels(4 years) and 2 male solomon island Eclectus parrots (6 months, one is ...
A: Susan. Thanks for posting. Any new parrot in a home should be quarantined from other birds for at ...
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| lovebirds | 4/14/2006 |
Q: CHRYS I JUST GOT A LOVEBIRD AND I WANTED TO KNOW HOW TO TELL IF IT IS A HE/SHE I WOULD REALY LIKE TO ...
A: Amanda. Thanks for posting. Lovebirds have to be DNA sexed in order to determine sex (sex cannot ...
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| parrot behavior | 4/11/2006 |
Q: My conure has been acting very weird the past 2 hours. Almost like birds act when there is going to ...
A: Loretta. Thanks for posting. I have no idea what's up with your conure. Parrots can act strangely ...
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| Lovebird | 4/10/2006 |
Q: I bought a lovebird from a pet shop about 8 months ago. It's a cobalt blue masked, although he's ...
A: Emma. Thanks for posting. You don't mention how old the lovebird is or how long the lovebird was ...
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| Bird's eggs | 4/5/2006 |
Q: I have a budgie who has been sitting on her eggs since march 14, it is now april 4th. i was told ...
A: Steven. Thanks for posting. If fertile and developed properly, budgie eggs will hatch about 18 ...
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| harness | 4/4/2006 |
Q: I HAVE A BLUE CROWNED PARROT . HE IS A VERY TAME HAPPY BIRD AND IS LOVED BY ALL THE FAMILY . EVERY ...
A: Rachel. Thanks for posting. YES, people take their parrots outside with them all the time! ...
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| Lovebird nesting -- next phase | 4/1/2006 |
Q: Chrys -- We took your advice. Our peach-face lovebird layed 3 eggs. She did build an elaborate ...
A: Terri. It's common for a parrot to pluck her chest feathers. She is creating what is called a ...
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| Senegal Talking | 3/29/2006 |
Q: I bought a Senegal a few months ago. The best purchase I made. My question really is, can you ...
A: Christine. Thanks for posting. This is a very interesting question and one I've never been asked ...
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| wing clipping instructions | 3/29/2006 |
Q: I recently inherited a love bird. I would like to know how to clip her wings and how often i have to ...
A: Fro. Thanks for posting. Please see my website, paragraph titled "CLIPPING WING FEATHERS" for ...
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| Timneh Grey's and a career | 3/28/2006 |
Q: I was so excited to see someone who can answer questions with such detail and depth. My husband and ...
A: Samantha. Thanks for posting. It's hard to answer your question because it depends on the ...
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| nowhere | 3/19/2006 |
Q: Iv asked a few questions so far about taming my feathered friend... I spoke to a local bird breeder ...
A: Abby. You haven't had this bird long enough yet. He's been through a lot in his young life. I ...
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| nowhere | 3/19/2006 |
Q: Iv asked a few questions so far about taming my feathered friend... I spoke to a local bird breeder ...
A: Abby. Thanks for posting. Sometimes it's not possible to tame a parrot. It just depends on why ...
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| lovebird sneezing | 3/18/2006 |
Q: my lovebird has been sneezing a lot over the last 2 weeks or so, its nose is even wet sometimes; but ...
A: Eunice. Thanks for posting. Birds sneeze for various reasons: could have a seed hull or something ...
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| lovebirds | 3/17/2006 |
Q: Chrys, I received your last answer and thank you for your advice. As of now my birds regularly eat ...
A: The more variety you can provide and they will eat, the better. Be careful will corn...parrots love ...
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| lovebirds | 3/15/2006 |
Q: Chrys thanks for your advice on my last question. The female of my pair is constantly in her box i ...
A: Abshalom. Two weeks isn't enough time for the new pair of lovebirds to have adjusted to their new ...
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| budgie problem | 3/14/2006 |
Q: I have a couple of budgies as pets for my children . One is a 6mth old cock and the other a 3 mth ...
A: Mark. Thanks for posting. You need to separate these 2 birds right away and then get the baby hen ...
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| Tea & sunflower seeds | 3/14/2006 |
Q: Could you please advise me if tea is very very bad for parrots - mine loves it! Also, he really only ...
A: Penny. Thanks for posting. Tea is not good for parrots. It has way too much caffeine in it, not ...
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| Weaning baby budgie | 3/6/2006 |
Q: I have 2 baby budgies about 5 weeks old that I have raised by hand because the hen died but I'm not ...
A: Narelle. Thanks for posting. My website has the information you need to know for weaning your ...
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| parrott | 3/2/2006 |
Q: i hav a orange winged amazon parrott which is 2 years old it has been out ov breath wen flying for ...
A: Garry. Thanks for posting. If your orange wing is overweight and/or not getting enough exercise, ...
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| Cockatoo's Behaviour Problems | 3/1/2006 |
Q: Hey there, I'm doing a assessment at University and i have picked cockatoo's behaviour as my ...
A: Rachel. Thanks for posting. The first thing you need to determine is why the Too is chasing and ...
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| Senegal talking | 2/25/2006 |
Q: We have had a young senegal for about 2 months now, & we love him, very friendly, almost never ...
A: Brian. Thanks for posting. Your Senegal is still very young. Parrots learn to mimic at different ...
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| Breeding Orange Winged Amazons | 2/17/2006 |
Q: Recently I have bought an Orange Winged Amazon and have decided to breed with his/her. Firstly, ...
A: Graham. Thanks for posting. To be honest, you don't know enough yet to be breeding amazon parrots, ...
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| Taming my New Amazon | 2/16/2006 |
Q: We purchased a orange winged amazon aprrox 1 week ago. From the first day she comes over to the ...
A: Becky. Thanks for posting. #1- Amazon's are moody anyway- you will have to be patient and get to ...
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| budgie surprize eggs | 2/15/2006 |
Q: believe it or not ive been crying most of the day i knew my 3yr. old virgo was in distress but i ...
A: Susan. Thanks for posting. Calm down! Laying eggs is perfectly normal for your budgie! And ...
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| Naughty Rainbow! | 2/13/2006 |
Q: Please can you help I haave a blue ringneck about 6 months old, she has more toys than you can ...
A: Angie. You'll need to keep her wing feathers clipped and restrict her play area to an area where ...
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| Naughty Rainbow! | 2/11/2006 |
Q: Please can you help I haave a blue ringneck about 6 months old, she has more toys than you can ...
A: Angie. Thanks for posting. She's doing this because she can! Parrots are very curious, especially ...
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| Breeding pair of budgies | 2/5/2006 |
Q: I plan to get them from a petshop with a large selection of budgies.. the pet store has them in ...
A: again. Just because 2 birds sit next to each other doesn't mean they are of opposite sexes and/or ...
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| Pair of Lovebirds - Hand Taming??? Screeching Shrillllllll | 2/4/2006 |
Q: I HAVE ONE ADORABLE LOVEBIRD THAT LOVES TO "SCREECH" IT'S EAR PIERCING! HELP HELP HELP it is so ...
A: Kady. Thanks for posting. Normally, parrots don't "screech" unless they are lacking something or ...
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| Breeding pair of budgies | 1/29/2006 |
Q: I want to get a young breeding pair of budgies to breed in the future but I have no clue on how to ...
A: I wanted to provide more information to supplement my response, since you didn't feel I answered ...
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| Cockatiel parakeets behavior | 1/24/2006 |
Q: my male budgie (has a blue cree, spelling may be worng) and female cockatiel feed each other is it ...
A: David. Thanks for posting. Well, I'm not going to say it absolutely isn't possible for these 2 ...
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| Biting senegal | 1/7/2006 |
Q: And it does not like the rest of her family. My question is: If Tania found a nice place for the ...
A: Penny. Thanks for posting. Biting in caged birds is a learned behavior. In other words, the ...
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| found a lovebird | 1/6/2006 |
Q: I was at a park the other day and a lovebird came and landed on me so we decided to take him home. ...
A: Kristen. Thanks for posting. The first thing I recommend you do is try to find the original owner. ...
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| hand raising keets | 1/3/2006 |
Q: I have recently purchanced a keet and would like to hand raise another. I have raised keets in the ...
A: Dom. Thanks for posting. I'm sorry...I need additional information from you before I can respond. ...
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| George the African Grey | 12/30/2005 |
Q: its me again! George went for his wing clipping and the vet said he was a lovely healthy bird. He ...
A: Kirsty. I'm glad your Grey had a successful vet visit. Parrots do things like this for ...
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| nail clipping | 12/29/2005 |
Q: I clipped my parrots nail a little to close...not so close I think he needs a vet...Any ideas how to ...
A: Jennifer. Thanks for posting. I certainly hope the bleeding has stopped by now! To stop bleeding, ...
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| African Grey | 12/22/2005 |
Q: ------------------------- Hi there Chrys Ive just spoke to the breeder and it turns out this ...
A: Kirsty. From experience, I knew there was more to the story! You're not a pain! Actually, I ...
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| African Grey | 12/21/2005 |
Q: England and have just purchased my first African Grey. He is a 9 month old semi tame. I have had ...
A: Kirsty. Your response explains a lot about your grey. Birds prefer other birds to humans and when ...
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| African Grey | 12/21/2005 |
Q: England and have just purchased my first African Grey. He is a 9 month old semi tame. I have had ...
A: Kirsty. Thanks for posting. Congratulations on your purchase! Greys are great parrots! The word ...
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| breeding gryes parrot | 12/10/2005 |
Q: I have problem with one of my breeding pair after 25 days or less i found the baby is sick and some ...
A: Habeeb. Thanks for posting. Babies are born without any immunities to illness/disease. Immunities ...
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| handfeeding | 12/3/2005 |
Q: We have raised several birds from pulled eggs that were incubated, but in this instance, we decided ...
A: Barb. Thanks for posting. It would help to know what species of parrot you are referring to. Most ...
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| Which is an ideal bird | 11/13/2005 |
Q: I was wondering what kind of Parrot would be a good pet. I am looking for a bird which has the ...
A: Moe. Thanks for posting your questions. I cannot tell you what would be a good parrot for you ...
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| egg laying | 11/13/2005 |
Q: I am very worred about my little parrolet, Two-y. my boyfriend thinks that nothing is wrong and ...
A: Carey. Thanks for posting your questions. From your description and since your parrotlet is laying ...
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| Talking | 11/11/2005 |
Q: We purchased a Congo African Grey from a couple two weeks ago. They assured us that he could talk ...
A: Ann. Thanks for posting your questions. It would help to know how old your Grey is. If he is ...
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| Budgies | 11/8/2005 |
Q: My Budgies are breeding. I have an all yellow budgie with black eyes named Lucky. He is isolated ...
A: Mohamed. Thanks for posting your questions. I'm afraid I don't quite understand your questions, ...
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| Electric cord chewed threw! HELP! | 11/7/2005 |
Q: My friend just send me this email. Please advise! Andrea came home today and Ernie(alexandrine) had ...
A: Kamie. Ernie is most likely OK, considering you state she is acting OK and eating. If she had ...
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| Breeding budgies | 11/1/2005 |
Q: Well I'd love to handfeed the chicks and I do have time to do so so probly will be handfeeding. I ...
A: You have a lot to learn if you want to handfeed baby parrots! I'd start learning now if I were you! ...
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| Breeding budgies | 11/1/2005 |
Q: I want to get a pair of budgies for breeding but have some questions first. Will a pair of budgies ...
A: I've answered these same questions several times in the past. Are you the same person asking them ...
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| I bought an unrelated pair... | 10/31/2005 |
Q: I bought an unrelated pair of parrolets. They are about a year old now. I noticed the male rubbing ...
A: Jen. Thanks for posting your questions. What part of his body was the male rubbing against the ...
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| Breeding synical parrots | 10/27/2005 |
Q: I have a 12 year old male and a 9 uear old female, I know that they are more able to breed from nov ...
A: Jodie. Thanks for posting your questions. I think you might be referring to Senegal parrots ...
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| Courting and Mating | 10/20/2005 |
Q: My quaker rubs me, nips at me when I talk to my husband, or anyone else. He also regurgitates his ...
A: Sherry. Thanks for posting your question. Parrots usually bond to a single person in the home. ...
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| hand feeding | 10/12/2005 |
Q: is it possible to incubbate then hand feed a macaw egg after hatching until weaned?
A: Alex. Thanks for posting your question. Yes, if you know what you are doing. Many parrot breeders ...
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| Pellet Diet | 10/11/2005 |
Q: I have a 7 year old peachface lovebird who is currently on a seed only diet. My vet told me to try ...
A: Blake. Thanks for posting your question. It isn't going to be easy to switch a bird of this age ...
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| parrot taming | 9/29/2005 |
Q: I'm having a really hard time with my sun conures I want to know a way to make them stop biting me ...
A: Fabina. Thanks for posting your questions. I'd like to start off by saying birds prefer other ...
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| Which Bird?! | 9/15/2005 |
Q: My boyfriend has a blue-crown conure. She likes me, but she'll never love me the way she loves him. ...
A: Cathy. If you want to purchase a parrot soon, i.e., before you move out of your apartment, and ...
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| Which Bird?! | 9/14/2005 |
Q: My boyfriend has a blue-crown conure. She likes me, but she'll never love me the way she loves him. ...
A: Cathy. Thanks for posting your concerns. It's very difficult for another person, especially a ...
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| weird behaviour | 9/14/2005 |
Q: The only thing is that my budgie is extremely active. He comes out of his cage everyday for ...
A: Sorry if you get this reply twice...I'm not sure it went through the first time (getting error ...
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| weird behaviour | 9/13/2005 |
Q: I have a question concerning my budgies weird behaviour. For the past months, he has been lying his ...
A: Maria. Thanks for posting your question. No, I've never seen a budgie lie down on it's perch like ...
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| Questions re; parrotlets | 9/9/2005 |
Q: I have several if you have time. I owned a blue-crown consure for 25 years at which time he died of ...
A: Stephanie. Thanks for posting your questions. I'm so sorry to hear about the death of your blue ...
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| lovebirds | 8/30/2005 |
Q: after the baby lovebirds have laid eggs and they have hatched at what age do i take the babies out ...
A: Shayaan. Thanks for posting your questions. I remove lovebirds from the nest/parents at 7-10 days ...
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| Bluemasked Lovebird | 8/2/2005 |
Q: I bought a blue masked lovebird for my wife about 6 weeks ago, we have been told it is somehwere ...
A: Brandon. Thanks for posting your questions. 1. There could be several reasons for the bird biting ...
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| baby parrots! | 7/22/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question -Followup To Question -Followup To Question - i got these 2 baby parrots! ...
A: Abdulrahman! I'm glad to hear your youngsters are doing well. I've thought about you and them. ...
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| my parrot | 7/19/2005 |
Q: "Hi ...... i wanna ask question about my newly bought Alexandrine parakeet........ its about a week ...
A: Mano. Thanks for posting your questions. Below are some websites on Alexandrine parakeets that ...
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| Hand Taming Lovebirds | 7/13/2005 |
Q: Good Morning Chrys, I have a young lovebird and all she wants to do when I take her out of her cage ...
A: Brenda. Thanks for posting your questions. She bites you when you try to remove her from your head ...
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| Experienced Handfeeder Having Problems with New Budgie Chick | 7/8/2005 |
Q: I've had lots of experience handfeeding birds,about 50 in 10yrs. Today I took in a 3 week old ...
A: Sarah. Thanks for posting your question. I don't know of any ways to speed the process of ...
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| budgie breeding | 7/3/2005 |
Q: I breed hand tame keets for pet stores and one of my hens wont stop laying eggs. She is about 2 ...
A: Amber. Thanks for posting your questions. You may have to take her to an avian (bird) veterinarian ...
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| Sex of a Pied Recessive | 6/19/2005 |
Q: HELP! I have a Pied Recessive budgie that was sold to me as a female, but on a breeders website it ...
A: Rohan. Thanks for posting your questions. The age of parakeets/budgie's play a lot into how easily ...
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| breeding | 6/6/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question - Hi I have a pair of cockatiels, and they are about 2 years maybe 3. last ...
A: Taryn. Sounds like they are both gray tiels, and since you can compare them side-by-side and, based ...
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| breeding | 6/5/2005 |
Q: I have a pair of cockatiels, and they are about 2 years maybe 3. last september(2004) my female had ...
A: Taryn. I don't know why she would chase the male away when she is laying eggs, except if he is ...
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| breeding | 6/5/2005 |
Q: I have a pair of cockatiels, and they are about 2 years maybe 3. last september(2004) my female had ...
A: again, Taryn. The nestbox is too small. Sounds like you are using a nestbox for parakeets or ...
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| breeding | 6/3/2005 |
Q: I have a pair of cockatiels, and they are about 2 years maybe 3. last september(2004) my female had ...
A: Taryn. Thanks for posting your questions. To answer your specific questions......even if the ...
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| 30 yr. old amazon parrot | 5/29/2005 |
Q: My grandma just gave us her 30 yr. old amazon parrot who has been sticking her tounge out and then ...
A: Jess. Thanks for posting your questions. Often times, a parrot sticks it's tongue out (as if ...
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| Breeding cockatiels | 5/25/2005 |
Q: I have a nearly two year old female cockatiel, I'd like to have a few clutches of chicks, if I get a ...
A: A 5-6 month old male is too young. You should obtain a 1-2 year old male for breeding purposes with ...
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| lovebird babbies! | 5/21/2005 |
Q: Wow, your website has a wealth of useful information for my new babbies ! Okey, I have decided that ...
A: Thomas. I'm glad you like my website! The handfeeding formula you should buy is baby parrot ...
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| lovebird babbies! | 5/21/2005 |
Q: I just discovered that my lovebirds have had babbies, three of them. I think they hatched over two ...
A: Thomas. Thanks for posting and congratulations! For the parents, you need to feed them as much as ...
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| baby parrots! | 5/20/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question -Followup To Question -i got these 2 baby parrots! and i dont know what to ...
A: Abdulrahman, I'm glad to hear the baby's are doing great! I haven't posted the information I ...
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| Parrots | 5/10/2005 |
Q: I've been looking into purchasing a parrot. I have a seven year old daughter and i'm trying to find ...
A: Lauren. Thanks for posting your question. I can't help you much, Lauren, because each parrot (a ...
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| African Grey | 5/9/2005 |
Q: First off thank you for taking your time to answer our questions. We have a 6 month old female ...
A: Josh, Jodi, and Smuckers. Thanks for posting your good questions! Parrots eat peppers (even the ...
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| baby parrots! | 5/9/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question -Followup To Question - i got these 2 baby parrots! and i dont know what to ...
A: Abdulrahman, How are the baby parrots doing? As you requested and as I promised, I have written ...
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| baby parrots! | 5/6/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question -i got these 2 baby parrots! and i dont know what to feed them, the only thing ...
A: It's really hard for me to say without seeing the bird. Are you using anything like cedar or pine ...
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| baby parrots! | 5/5/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question - i got these 2 baby parrots! and i dont know what to feed them, the only ...
A: Abdulrahman. I'm so glad you let me know their status, and I'm so very glad they are doing better! ...
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| Parrolet losing feathers | 5/4/2005 |
Q: My friend has a parrolet that is continuously losing it's feathers. You can see the bare skin. It ...
A: Terry. Thanks for posting your question. Was the bird seen by an avian veterinarian (a dog/cat vet ...
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| baby parrots! | 5/4/2005 |
Q: i got these 2 baby parrots! and i dont know what to feed them, the only thing i've been giving them ...
A: Abdulrahman. You are a good person for taking these babies into your home and caring for them. I'm ...
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| baby parrots! | 5/3/2005 |
Q: i got these 2 baby parrots! and i dont know what to feed them, the only thing i've been giving them ...
A: Abdulrahman. Thanks for posting your questions. In order to answer, I need to know what ...
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| Lovebird yanked upper beak-its turning black and blue | 4/10/2005 |
Q: My 8 yr old female lovebird caught her upper beak caught in a section of a cage. I didn't actually ...
A: L. Sorry to hear about your lovebird, but it sounds like she's on her way to recovery. Since your ...
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| More on our DYH Amazon | 4/4/2005 |
Q: Once again I need some advice. I was the one who had adopted the neglected DYH Amazon from the ...
A: Brock. I'm glad to hear your DYH is coming around. I think his behavior is more than because it's ...
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| how to tame my parrot | 3/29/2005 |
Q: what do i do? he is only (16 - 18) weeks old. every time i go near my (senegal parrot)It just growls ...
A: Michael. Thanks for posting your questions. A 4-4.5 month old parrot acts like this to see what he ...
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| PARROT NOT EATING FOOD | 3/28/2005 |
Q: Unfortunately, the few vet doctors here are not exotic bird vet. So whatever, medicine the vet ...
A: Munawar. If the baby parrot is still having breathing problems, a good medicine for respiratory ...
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| PARROT NOT EATING FOOD | 3/26/2005 |
Q: My daughter has one green parrot same as grey. I brought it when he was about a week old. It is ...
A: Munawar. Thanks for posting. I'm sorry to hear your parrot is ill. If the medicine the avian vet ...
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| taming a neglected amazon | 3/23/2005 |
Q: I have recently adopted a Double Yellow Headed Amazon who is 20 years old. His owner died about a ...
A: Brock. Thanks for posting your questions and the story about this amazon. How wonderful a person ...
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| feeding fruits to lovebirds | 3/22/2005 |
Q: my lovebird is also afraid of fruits. how do i get it to eat it?
A: Eunice. Your lovebird will be afraid of ANYTHING it does not recognize. This includes food. Have ...
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| Tail feathers | 3/21/2005 |
Q: Had quite an experience last night. Unfortunately my jenday conure flew from my shoulder and I lost ...
A: Alan. Thanks for posting your question. You and your Jenday were very lucky! Hopefully, your ...
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| taming a lovebird | 3/20/2005 |
Q: My lovebird is 4-years-old already and it bites quite a bit and sometimes VERY hard. How do I tame ...
A: Eunice. Thanks for posting your question. You may not be able to tame it...there are no ...
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| Budgies | 3/4/2005 |
Q: I am thinking about breeding my two budgies, but I was wondering what I should feed the babies if ...
A: Donna. Thanks for posting your questions. Good parents will not abandon their babies, and most ...
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| bird biting | 3/3/2005 |
Q: Actually my budgie has been a biter from the day I brought him home. There are not young children ...
A: Maria. This is going to be very difficult because you have allowed your budgie to bite for 6 ...
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| bird biting | 3/2/2005 |
Q: I have a six year old budgie. I love him so much but he is constantly biting me and anyone else who ...
A: Maria. Thanks for posting your question. However, I need more information before I can respond. ...
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| hand-feeding | 2/12/2005 |
Q: we're hand-feeding two baby lovebirds. they're at the pinfeather stage and they've been doing great. ...
A: Rox. I forgot something...sorry. Crop slowdown can also be caused by the handfeeding formula not ...
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| Parrot feather loss | 2/7/2005 |
Q: We have a quaker parrot approx 6yrs old. The bird has a severe loss of feathers around the neck ...
A: Ken and Terrie. Thanks for posting your questions. Quaker parrots are very nice birds! Sounds ...
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| Thank you -re shape of my budgie's head | 2/5/2005 |
Q: Chrys. Thank you very much for your answer. I will do as you say -- I presumed there would be no ...
A: again, Bartek. Thanks for responding. Tameness toward humans in a bird is usually a direct ...
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| Shape of my budgie's head | 2/3/2005 |
Q: We are getting slightly worried about our female budgie, Maciek, who is now about 2,5 yrs old. Since ...
A: Bartek. Thanks for posting your concerns. I can't open the site you sent...Internet Explorer has ...
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| Lovebirds health | 1/15/2005 |
Q: I have a lovebird that is going through his moult (i think that's how you say when the birds ...
A: Natasha. Thanks for responding. Just a few comments. It is very important that birds have access ...
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| Lovebirds health | 1/12/2005 |
Q: I have a lovebird that is going through his moult (i think that's how you say when the birds ...
A: Natasha. Thanks for posting your question. Usually, by this time of year, parrots have completed ...
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| Amazon Parrot | 1/8/2005 |
Q: I have a mature blue-fronted amazon, age unknown, but at least 30 yrs old. While otherwise healthy, ...
A: Steve. Thanks for posting your question. A parrot will pluck it's feathers for several reasons. ...
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| african gray biting | 12/21/2004 |
Q: hi my gray coco as been with us about 3 mouths he is 21 mounths old and will not stop biting and ...
A: Vicki. Thanks for posting your question/concerns about your Grey. Biting is a learned behavior and ...
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| taming | 12/7/2004 |
Q: I have an Indian Blue Ring Neck Parrot.He's about 6 months I got him a week ago, and I've been ...
A: Bennie. Thanks for posting your questions/concerns. Obviously, your ring neck was not handfed as a ...
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| macaws | 11/17/2004 |
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A: Conner. Basically, yes. However, certain species of parrots have specific needs. For example, ...
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| african grey | 11/16/2004 |
Q: i have a african grey parrot that is 20years old and he has decided not to file his beack down.his ...
A: Kevin. Thanks for posting your question. Your grey's beak problem is not that he isn't filing his ...
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| blue and gold macaws | 11/15/2004 |
Q: I'm going to get a blue and gold and I want to put a bunch of bird gyms and toys out in my backyard ...
A: Connor. Thanks for posting your question. Congratulations...blue and golds are wonderful birds. ...
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| pair or putting them together.. | 11/15/2004 |
Q: good day... im christian but friends call me ian... i love birds really, and i care a more than a ...
A: Ian. Thanks for posting your questions. I have to ask you, Ian, what are your plans for your ...
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| Budgie flew away | 11/11/2004 |
Q: my budgie flew two days ago and I was wondering how much of a chance I got to know it's still alive. ...
A: Anika. Thanks for posting your questions. It depends, Anika, but chances are not good that your ...
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| I think my sun conure has mites | 11/9/2004 |
Q: I think my conure has mites. He is picking on his feathers and is begining to get a bare spot on the ...
A: Arnie. Thanks for posting your question. Parrots don't normally get mites (fleas, etc.) unless ...
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| Parrotlet | 11/8/2004 |
Q: Could you please inform in of any breeders of Parrotlets in the Southeastern part of Massachusetts? ...
A: Norma. I don't have any contacts in that area of the country. Have you tried performing a search ...
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| Weird budgie sounds | 11/1/2004 |
Q: When the water runs in the kitchen, my budgie gets really happy and makes a bunch of different ...
A: Krisi. Thanks for posting your questions. You are correct. If your budgie's cere is completely ...
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| hand feeding | 10/15/2004 |
Q: I did hand feed an African Grey which I still have, but I forget the lesson the breeder gave me. She ...
A: Susan. Thanks for posting your questions. I'll help as much as I can. It would help if I knew ...
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| Feathers | 10/13/2004 |
Q: My ten year old sun conure has developed raggedy feathers. He does not seem to be picking or ...
A: Jean. Thanks for posting your questions. When was the last time your Sun took a bath? Often ...
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| orange winged amazon | 10/6/2004 |
Q: im kane, i bought an orange winged amazon parrot 2 weeks ago, from what the owner has mentioned, its ...
A: Kane. Thanks for posting your questions. Parrots don't just become tame. They have to be handfed ...
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| I am building a birdcage for... | 10/4/2004 |
Q: I am building a birdcage for my parrot out of copper. Is this OK?...Thanks
A: Joe. Thanks for posting your question. I have never heard/read anything about copper being ...
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| feeding | 10/2/2004 |
Q: Can you advise me how to hand feed a baby bird i am about to buy. How much do I feed, what kind of ...
A: Missy. Thanks for posting your questions. I do not recommend that you buy a baby bird that still ...
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| Sex of lutino budgie | 9/27/2004 |
Q: What color is the cere on an adult male and female lutino budgie? Thank you - Bev
A: Bev. Thanks for posting your question. Not an easy question to answer because lutino's can be ...
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| AMAZON | 9/25/2004 |
Q: HI AT THE MOMENT WE HAVE A6MONTH OLD GALAH COCKATOO BUT WE WERE THINKING OF GETTING A AMAZON BUT THE ...
A: John. Thanks for posting your question. It's a strong probability that the Amazon would mimic the ...
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| feeding my baby | 9/19/2004 |
Q: I just got a baby cockatoo to hand feed. I am to fill the crop and how often and with what. I am ...
A: Susan. Thanks for posting your question. Hopefully, you didn't buy this bird not knowing what you ...
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| lovebirds | 9/13/2004 |
Q: I was recently given a pair of Fischer's lovebirds when their original owner had to move. They are ...
A: Tim. Thanks for posting your question. You haven't really provided enough information in order for ...
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| Taming | 9/1/2004 |
Q: I've had a parakeet for about six months and she is still not tame. She won't sit on my finger and ...
A: Jess. Thanks for posting your question. How old is your keet...you state you've owned her for ...
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